IEC 60601-2-22:2019

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment

IEC 60601-2-22:2019

Name:IEC 60601-2-22:2019   Standard name:Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment
Standard number:IEC 60601-2-22:2019   language:English language
Release Date:19-Nov-2019   technical committee:TC 76 - Optical radiation safety and laser equipment
Drafting committee:WG 4 - TC 76/WG 4   ICS number:11.040.50 - Radiographic equipment

IEC 60601-2-22
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IEC 60601-2-22
Edition 4.0 2019-11
REDLINE VERSION
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
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Medical electrical equipment –

Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance

of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 11.040.50; 11.040.60; 31.260 ISBN 978-2-8322-7650-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 6
201.1 Scope, object and related standards . 7
201.2 Normative references . 9
201.3 Terms and definitions . 9
201.4 General requirements . 14
201.5 General requirements for testing ME EQUIPMENT . 14
201.6 Classification of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS . 14
201.7 ME EQUIPMENT identification, marking and documents . 15
201.8 Protection against electrical HAZARDS from ME EQUIPMENT . 18
201.9 Protection against MECHANICAL HAZARDS of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS . 19
201.10 Protection against unwanted and excessive radiation HAZARDS . 19
201.11 Protection against excessive temperatures and other HAZARDS . 23
201.12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection against HAZARDOUS
OUTPUTS . 23
201.13 HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS and fault conditions for me equipment . 25
201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS (PEMS) . 27
201.15 Construction of ME EQUIPMENT . 27
201.16 ME SYSTEMS . 28
201.17 Electromagnetic compatibility of ME EQUIPMENT AND ME SYSTEMS . 28
Annexes . 29
Annex D (informative) Symbols on marking . 29
Annex AA (informative) Particular guidance and rationale . 30
Bibliography . 33
Index of defined terms used in this document . 34

Table D.1 – General symbols . 29

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MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT –

Part 2-22: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential
performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic
laser equipment
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International Standard IEC 60601-2-22 has been prepared by IEC subcommittee 76: Optical
radiation safety and laser equipment.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2007 and
Amendment 1:2012. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) it takes account of IEC 60601-1:2005/AMD1:2012 and IEC 60825-1:2014, which have
been published since publication of the third edition;
b) it addresses technical and safety issues which have arisen since publication of the third
edition;
c) the scope of this fourth edition differs from the scope of the third edition. It now includes
CLASS 1C laser equipment, as defined in IEC 60825-1:2014, when the ENCLOSED LASER is
CLASS 3B or 4;
d) LED (light emitting diode) products are now excluded from this document as medical LED
products may be covered by IEC 60601-2-57.
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76/580/CDV 76/610/RVC
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Medical electrical equipment, can be found on the IEC website.
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INTRODUCTION
This document amends and supplements IEC 60601-1:2005 and IEC 60601-
1:2005/AMD1:2012, Medical electrical equipment – Part 1: General requirements for basic
safety and essential performance.
This document also refers to IEC 60825-1:20072014. The requirements of this document are
the minimum that need to be complied with, in order to achieve a reasonable level of safety
and reliability during operation and application of medical laser equipment.
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