
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electromyographs and evoked response equipment
STANDARD published on 20.12.2024
Designation standards: IEC 60601-2-40-ed.3.0-RLV
Publication date standards: 20.12.2024
The number of pages: 94
Approximate weight : 313 g (0.69 lbs)
Country: International technical standard
Category: Technical standards IEC
IEC 60601-2-40:2024 RLV contains both the official IEC International Standard and its Redline version. The Redline version is available in English only and provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between the official IEC Standard and its previous edition. IEC 60601-2-40:2024 applies to the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of ELECTROMYOGRAPHS and EVOKED RESPONSE EQUIPMENT, hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT. The following ME EQUIPMENT are excluded: - ME EQUIPMENT intended for therapeutic application; - ME EQUIPMENT intended for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators and electrical muscle stimulators (ME EQUIPMENT covered by IEC 60601-2-10). IEC 60601-2-40:2024 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) added requirements for constant voltage stimulators; b) clarified requirements for VISUAL STIMULATORS.