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News Release from: BSI British Standards
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2006
New standard for medical electrical
equipment
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published the latest guidance for medical electrical equipment.
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published the latest guidance for medical electrical equipment BS EN60601-1:2006 "Medical electrical equipment - General requirements for basic safety and essential performance" is for manufacturers, regulation bodies, independent certification bodies and professional users and beneficiaries of medical electrical equipment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Best practice publication revised
BSI Business Information has revised and renamed its best practice publication for design engineering BS 8888:2004 Technical Product Specification.
Newly revised and now in its third edition, BS EN60601-1:2006 applies to medical electrical equipment intended to be used in the diagnosis, treatment, or monitoring of a patient or for compensation or alleviation of disease, injury or disability.
This international standard focuses on the basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems.
BS EN60601-1:2006 encapsulates a large body of expertise on safety and performance from around the world, for the benefit of: manufacturers - who can satisfy many markets around the world with a single design; regulatory bodies and independent certification bodies who assess safety and performance; and the professional users, patients and disabled persons who depend on the equipment.
BS EN60601-1:2006 supersedes BS EN60601-1:1990 and BS5724-1:1989.
The price is GBP 242, or GBP 121 to BSI Members.
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