RE: MEDICAL SAFETY STANDARDS

2003-11-03 Thread Doug Massey
2003 7:53 AM To: 'Gordon,Ian'; 'IEEE EMC-PSTC GROUP' Subject: RE: MEDICAL SAFETY STANDARDS Ian, Almost certainly a typo. I am fairly certain that they mean IEC60601-1. The IEC and UL versions are very similar, but the UL version includes national variations for the USA so these will

RE: MEDICAL SAFETY STANDARDS

2003-11-03 Thread Barker, Neil
Ian, Almost certainly a typo. I am fairly certain that they mean IEC60601-1. The IEC and UL versions are very similar, but the UL version includes national variations for the USA so these will need to be taken into account. You will find the requirements of this standard more demanding than most

Re: MEDICAL SAFETY STANDARDS

2003-11-03 Thread dave.osb...@philips.com
Hello Ian, It is IEC 60601-1 which also has many related collateral and particular parts, i.e., 60601-1-xx and 60601-2-xx. UL 2601-1 is IEC 60601-1 + UL (USA) deviations. Best regards, Dave Osborn PM-CMS Philips Medical Systems +1 978 659 3178 fax +1 978 685 5624 d.g.osb...@ieee.org