Electrical safety

Electrical safety testing — IEC 60601-1

Understand and perform IEC 60601-1 electrical safety tests during preventive maintenance of medical devices.

AFIACARE Published on October 21, 2024

Electrical safety

IEC 60601-1 is the general standard for the basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment, often applied at design and type-test stages.

Key concepts

Means of protection (MOP)
Patient and operator leakage currents
Dielectric strength

62353 vs 60601-1

60601-1 frames design and type testing; 62353 frames recurrent in-service testing. Both are complementary.

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