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BS 5724-2.5:1985

Superseded

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Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety Specification for safety of ultrasonic therapy equipment

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-06-1985

Superseded date

15-05-2001

£232.00
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Summarise this standard

National foreword
Committees responsible
Section One - General
1. Scope and object
2. Terminology and definitions
4. General requirements for tests
5. Classification
6. Identification, marking and documents
7. Power input
Section Two - Safety requirements
Section Three - Protection against electric shock hazards
13. General
14. Requirements related to classification
Section Four - Protection against mechanical hazards
21. Mechanical strength
Section Five - Protection against hazards from unwanted
or excessive radiation
35. Acoustical energy (including ultrasonics)
36. Electromagnetic compatibility
Section Six - Protection against the hazards of
explosions in medically used rooms
Section Seven - Protection against excessive temperatures,
fire and other hazards such as human errors
42. Excessive temperatures
44. Overflow, spillage, leakage, humidity, ingress of
     liquids, cleaning, sterilization and disinfection
Section Eight - Accuracy of operating data and protection
against incorrect output
50. Accuracy of operating data
51. Protection against incorrect output
Section Nine - Fault conditions causing overheating and/
or mechanical damage; environmental tests
Section Ten - Constructional requirements
56. Components and general assembly
Figure 101. Arrangement for testing for unwanted
             radiation from the TREATMENT HEAD
Figure 102. Arrangement for testing the temperature
             of the radiating surface
Appendix B - Testing during manufacture and/or installation
Appendix AA - Rationale

Safety requirements for equipment for the generation and application of ultrasound to a patient for therapeutic purposes. Excludes medical ultrasonic tools.

Committee
CH/62/4
DevelopmentNote
IMPLEMENTS CENELEC HD 395.2.5
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
IEC 60601-2-5:2009 Identical
IEC 60601-2-5:1984 Identical

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