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IEC 60601-2-40:2024
IEC 60601-2-40:2024 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electromyographs and evoked response equipment
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IEC 60601-2-40:2024 applies to the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of ELECTROMYOGRAPHS and EVOKED RESPONSE EQUIPMENT, hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT.
The following ME EQUIPMENT are excluded:
- ME EQUIPMENT intended for therapeutic application;
- ME EQUIPMENT intended for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators and electrical muscle stimulators (ME EQUIPMENT covered by IEC 60601-2-10).
IEC 60601-2-40:2024 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) added requirements for constant voltage stimulators;
b) clarified requirements for VISUAL STIMULATORS.
The following ME EQUIPMENT are excluded:
- ME EQUIPMENT intended for therapeutic application;
- ME EQUIPMENT intended for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators and electrical muscle stimulators (ME EQUIPMENT covered by IEC 60601-2-10).
IEC 60601-2-40:2024 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) added requirements for constant voltage stimulators;
b) clarified requirements for VISUAL STIMULATORS.
Technical characteristics
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
| Publication Date | 12/20/2024 |
| Edition | 3.0 |
| Page Count | 62 |
| EAN | --- |
| ISBN | --- |
| Weight (in grams) | --- |
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