FDA Swiftly Recognizes AAMI 60601 Amended Standards 30 May 2022

FDA Swiftly Recognizes AAMI 60601 Amended Standards 30 May 2022

The FDA in a little over a month on 30 May 2022 (that is swift) has updated the Recognized Consensus database for the AAMI 60601 Amendmended Standards that are referenced in my previous post of May 13, 2022. The AAMI

IEC 60601 Amendments Presentation Now on MDG Premium

IEC 60601 Amendments Presentation Now on MDG Premium

Joe Hage graciously invited me to present on July 30 to his MDG premium group on “IEC 60601 Amendments & What’s in the future for Medical Electrical Equipment”. We had a great conversation with about 35 or so people from around the world. They were from Ireland, the Netherlands, India, the US, and elsewhere in the conversation, with questions throughout and at the end too.

IEC Article on IEC 60601 Series Amendments Project

IEC Article on IEC 60601 Series Amendments Project

A good summary article on IEC e-Tech News about the IEC 60601 Series Amendments project that published last summer (2020) the General 60601-1, and Collateral standards (60601-1-XX). Please note that you need to read further comments in some of my articles about IEC 60601-1 for IEC 62368-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 for some additional details. One blog post is an article from InCompliance

Interpretation Sheet on Essential Performance & Single Fault Condition for IEC 60601-1:2005+A1:2012

Interpretation Sheet on Essential Performance & Single Fault Condition for IEC 60601-1:2005+A1:2012

Essential Performance (EP) initially came into the IEC 60601 series of standards when the 3rd edition of IEC 60601-1:2005 was published. The definition was quite confusing and many manufacturers, regulators and test houses had a hard time with it and how to apply it properly. In 3rd edition (2005) + amendment 1 (2012) some clarification came into play which made it easier to understand but there is still a fair amount of confusion.