CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC 1289-2-98 (R2012)

This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Technical Report IEC 1289-2:1994. 1 Scope This technical report contains guidelines regarding the maintenance on HIGh FREQUENCY SURGICAL EQUIPMENT, as defined in clause 3 below, to be performed by clinical engineering personnel. The application guidelines of this report deal with the maintenance of HIGh FREQUENCY SURGICAL EQUIPMENT constructed according to the safety requirements of IEC 601-1 and IEC 601-2-2 (see clause 2 below). Not all existing high FREQUENCY SURGICAL EQUIPMENT meets the minimum requirements of current International Standards; however, the guidelines in this report will still be helpful when maintaining these devices.