Tag Archives: medical devices
FAQ: FDA Laser Notice No. 50
FAQ: FDA Laser Notice No. 50 What you need to know about Laser Safety for United States and International markets What is FDA Laser Notice No. 50? Laser Notice No. 50 is an FDA guidance document that determines what components of IEC 60825 and IEC 60601-2-22 can be used to meet requirements found in 21CFR1040... Read More
Top 7 Questions about IEC 60601-1-2 4th Edition for EMC Testing of Medical Devices
This Compliance Today post is a follow up to last week’s post on IEC 60601-1 Edition 3.1. Are there safety benefits to the 3rd edition of IEC 60601-1-2 compared to the 2nd? The test levels required by both the 2nd and 3rd editions of IEC 60601-1-2 are the same. The main change was in clause... Read More
FDA Adds 4th edition of IEC 60601-1-2 to EMC Consensus Standards List
In July 2014, the FDA recognized the 4th edition of IEC 60601-1-2 as a standard that can be used to show EMC compliance for medical electrical devices and systems. The complete standard is recognized with the following exception: In Subclause 8.9, Table 8 on Page 39: The citation of Note b) under “Conducted disturbances induced... Read More
