Dear Group, Medical devices frequently include an equipotential terminal. It is used to ensure that all devices connected simultaneously to a patient are referenced to the same earth potential, otherwise any differences can cause a current through the patient.
Does anyone know the standard which specifies the mechanical structure of this terminal, in particularly whether the yellow/green disc, which is usually placed around the terminal, is a mandatory part of the specification? A colleague claims that the yellow/green disc is not necessary. Please note that the answer is NOT is IEC 60601-1, which just specifies the marking which is required adjacent to the terminal, but does not specify the form of the terminal itself, or when it should be used. Regards, Jon Griver http://www.601help.com The Medical Device Designer's Guide to IEC 60601-1 This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: emc_p...@symbol.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
