Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-9: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral standard: Requirements for environmentally conscious design

Designation Number:
CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60601-1-9:15
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
Reaffirmation
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
Posted On:

Scope:

This International Standard applies to the reduction of adverse ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS of MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT.

 

MEDICAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS are excluded from the scope of this collateral standard.

 

1.2 Object

 

The object of this collateral standard is to specify general requirements, in addition to those of the general standard, for the reduction of the adverse ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT of ME EQUIPMENT, and to serve as the basis for particular standards

Project need:

To review the Standard within the required 5 year period

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