On August 20, 2012 IEC released the consolidated edition 3.1 of IEC 60601-1:2012 which is a combination of IEC 60601-1:2005 (also known as 3rd ed. of IEC 60601-1) combined with Amendment 1:2012 (A1).  

To find out more about what a Consolidated edition is read our previous post on edition 3.1.

Edition 3.1 is available in English in pdf format at several websites such as at Techstreet and at the IEC website http://webstore.iec.ch/webstore/webstore.nsf/artnum/046826!opendocument.  The English & French version is now available from the IEC website as a pdf or as a Disc, as of 18 Oct 2012.

AAMI has indicated that it may take til Nov/Dec ’12 before the US consolidated edition 3.1 of IEC 60601-1 is published as a US National Standard under AAMI ES-60601-1:2005 + A1:2012.  The US National version of IEC 60601-1 Amendment 1 should be issued around Oct /Nov ’12.  This will be the document that is issued alone and not integrated into AAMI ES-60601-1:2005 so the A1 will have to be read with the AAMI ES-60601-1:2005 next to it (cumbersome to use 2 documents and try to read them together).

As I hear more information about this issue I will send out updates notices.