Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of high frequency surgical equipment and high frequency surgical accessories

Designation Number:
C22.2 NO. 60601-2-2
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
Amendment Revision
ICS code(s):
11.040.30
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

The scope of these projects is to complete the international adoptions of all the standards listed in Annex A.

Note: All the standards listed in Annex A are part of the same series of standards and each individual project will have the same scope and project need. The only difference is the standard being adopted and the type of document (new standard, new edition, new amendment, etc.).

Project need:

To maintain alignment with international requirements (new edition of adoption, new adopted standard, new amendment of an adopted standard, etc.). This proposed amendment are being developed at the request of Z290 and C234 Technical Committees. It will provide the industry with the latest requirements for the safety testing of medical devices covered by the standards in Annex A.

Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.

Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.