IEC 60601-1-2,2001: new EMC requirements for medical equipment

Author

Baisakhiya, Sanjay ; Ganeasn, R. ; Das, Sisir K.

Author_Institution

Center for Electromagn., SAMEER, Chennai, India

fYear

2003

fDate

18-19 Dec. 2003

Firstpage

409

Lastpage

414

Abstract

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) brought out comprehensive standard IEC 60601-1-2,1993 (first edition) to address EMC problems in medical equipment. Technological developments in medical equipment and changes in electromagnetic environment rendered first edition inadequate in addressing all issues concerning to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). IEC 60601-1-2,2001 (second edition) was brought out to address several of such issues, which were not part of first edition. This paper intends to analyze two issues. Firstly, major changes from first edition and reasons for these changes. This helps in better understanding of requirements of second edition. Secondly, redesigning products from EMC perspective to achieve compliance to new standard.

Keywords

IEC standards; biomedical equipment; electromagnetic compatibility; measurement standards; technological forecasting; EMC perspective; EMC problems; EMC requirements; IEC 60601-1-2 standard; International Electrotechnical Commission; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic environment; medical equipment; redesigning products; standard compliance; technological developments; Biomedical equipment; Electromagnetic compatibility; FCC; IEC standards; Immunity testing; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Standards organizations; Standards publication; Ultrasonic imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility, 2003. INCEMIC 2003. 8th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

81-900652-1-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEMIC.2003.1287883

Filename

1287883