ice, such as imaging devices and surgical equipment. Other TCs, including TC 29, 76 and 87, are involved in standardization work for equipment that has direct medical application. Additional non-medical electrical equipment is also used in medical practice.
Some equipment and components (lighting, power supplies, etc.) may not be specifically designed for medical applications but are used in MEE and MES. These devices that rely on International Standards prepared by two dozen or so other IEC TCs must meet general and specific requirements for basic safety and essential performance when installed or operated in a medical environment.
Family of Standards
TC 62's standardization work concerning the 60601 series focuses on the safety and performance of MEE and MES. Within this series, specific issues related to categories (e.g. diagnostic imaging equipment, equipment for radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and radiation dosimetry, electromedical equipment) are addressed by a series of collateral standards.
IEC/ISO JWGs have also issued over 20 joint publications (80601 series) covering specific requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of various devices. As more and more medical electrical equipment and systems are introduced to healthcare, which itself is constantly and rapidly developing, standardization work in the relevant domains is set to expand significantly in the future.