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IEC 60601-2-46:2023 CMV

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of operating tables

Standard Details

IEC 60601-2-46:2023 CMV contains both the official standard and its commented version. The commented version provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between IEC 60601-2-46:2023 edition 4.0 and the previous IEC 60601-2-46:2016
edition 3.0. Furthermore, comments from IEC SC 62D experts are provided to explain the reasons of the most relevant changes, or to clarify any part of the content.

IEC 60601-2-46:2023 specifies safety requirements for operating tables, whether or not having electrical parts, including transporters, used for the transportation of the operating table top to or from the base or pedestal of an operating table with detachable operating table top. This particular standard does not apply to
- dental patient chairs (see ISO 7494-1),
- examination chairs and couches,
- patient-supporting systems of diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic equipment (see IEC 60601-2-54 or IEC 60601-2-43),
- operating table heating blankets (see IEC 60601-2-35),
- patient transfer equipment,
- delivery tables and delivery beds,
- medical beds (see IEC 60601-2-52 and EN 50637), and
- field tables.
IEC 60601-2-46:2023 cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical change with respect to the previous edition: structural alignment with IEC 60601-1:2005, IEC 60601-1:2005/AMD1:2012 and IEC 60601-1:2005/AMD2:2020.

General Information

Status : ACTIVE
Standard Type: Main
Document No: IEC 60601-2-46:2023 CMV
Document Year: 2023
Pages: 85
Edition: 4.0

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