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IEC 60601-2-40:2024

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electromyographs and evoked response equipment

General information

Valid from 20.12.2024
ICS Groups
11.040.20 Transfusion, infusion and injection equipment 11.040.55 Diagnostic equipment 11.040.99 Other medical equipment
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Standard history

Status
Date
Type
Name
20.12.2024
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IEC 60601-2-40:2024
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.

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Standards designation

EVS Estonian standard
EN European standard (published by an CEN or CENELEC)
EN ISO International standard adopted as an European standard
ISO International Organization for Standardization’s standard
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission’s standard
HD CENELEC’s harmonisation document
   
EVS-EN European standard implemented in Estonia
EVS-EN ISO International standard adopted in Europe and implemented in Estonia
EVS-EN ISO/IEC International standard/International electrotechnical standard adopted in Europe and implemented in Estonia
EVS-IEC International electrotechnical standard implemented in Estonia
EVS-ISO International standard implemented in Estonia
   
A, AMD amedment
+A a full standard plus the amendment
/A only amendment
COR, AC corrigendum
+COR a full standard plus the corrigendum
NA national annex
+NA a full standard plus the national annex
/NA only national annex
TS technical specification
TR technical report
CWA agreement, developed by a CEN or CENELEC
prEVS-EN (etc) draft standard
   
et the standard is in Estonian only
en the standard is in English only
et-en the standard is in Parallel text Estonian-English