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COMPLETE LIST OF IEC 60601-1 COLLATERAL & PARTICULAR STANDARDS (Updated June, 2008)

Current Base Standard:
IEC 60601-1 Ed.2 (12/1998) + Am 1 (11/91) + Am. 2 (03/95). 

National Deviations:
USA:  UL 60601-1 Ed.1 (4/25/2003) - for Ed.2 
EU:  EN 60601-1 (8/1990) + Am.1 (5/1993) + Am.2 (6/1995) + Am.11 (5/1993) + Am.12 (5/1993) + Am.13 (1/1996)
Canada:  CSA C22.2 No. 601.1-M90 (11/2003)
Japan:  JSA  JIS  T0601-1 (12/27/1999).


Future Base Standard (Expected to be effective between 2009 and 2012):
IEC 60601-1 Ed.3 (12/2005). 

National Deviations:
USA: AAMI/ANSI ES60601-1 (02/05) -  for Ed.3
EU:  EN 60601-1 (7/2007) 


IEC 60601-1-xx
 1:  Safety Requirements for Medical Electrical Systems. Ed.2 (12/00).
 2:  Electromagnetic Compatibility - Requirements and Tests Ed.2.1 (11/04).
 3:  Gen. Requirements for Radiation Protection in Diagnostic X-ray Equipment (07/94).
 4:  Programmable Electrical Medical Systems. Ed.1.1 (04/00).
 5:  Image quality and dose for X-ray equipment (Project).
 6:  Analysis, test and validation of human factors compatibility Ed.1 (06/04), Ed.2 (12/06).
 7:  General requirements for multiparameter patient monitoring equipment (Cancelled).
 8:  Requirements/guidelines for alarms in Medical Electrical Equipment. Ed.1 (08/05), Ed.2 (10/06).
 9:  Requirements for the reduction of environmental impacts. Ed.1 CD (10/04).
10:  Process requirements for the development of therapeutic closed-loop controllers (Project 07/04).
11:  Medical Electrical Equipment for Use in Home Care Applications (Project) .

IEC 60601-2-xx
 1:  Medical Electron Accelerators in the Range 1 MeV to 50 MeV. Ed.2  (06/98) Am.1 (05/02).
 2:  High Frequency Surgical Equipment.  Ed. 3 (09/98) Ed.4 (07/06). [AAMI HF18-331].
 3:  Short-Wave Therapy Equipment. Ed. 2 (06/91), Am.1 (09/98) Ed.2 (Project).
 4:  Cardiac Defibrillators, Defibrillator-Monitors. Ed.2 (08/02), Corr.1 (04/04), Ed.3 CD (Project. [AAMI DF2-331].
 5:  Ultrasonic Therapy Equipment. Ed.2 (07/00).
 6:  Microwave Therapy Equipment.. Ed.1 (01/84).
 7:  High Voltage Generators of Diagnostic X-ray Generators. Ed. 2 (02/98).
 8:  Therapeutic X-ray Equipment in the Range 10 kV to 1 MV. Ed.1.1 Consolidated (04/99).
 9:  Patient Contact Dosimeters used in Radiotherapy with Electrically Connected Radiation Detectors. Ed. 2 (10/96).
10:  Nerve and Muscle Stimulators. Ed.1 (12/87), Am.1 (09/01), Corrigendum (02/02).
11:  Gamma Beam Therapy Equipment.. Ed.1 (08/97) Am.1 (07/04).
12:  Lung Ventilators for Medical Use. Ed.2 (10/01).
13:  Anesthetic Machines. Ed.3 (05/03), Am.1 (05/06).
14:  Electroconvulsive Therapy Equipment (03/89)  (Withdrawn).
15:  Capacitor Discharge X-ray Generators (12/88) (Withdrawn).
16:  Hemodylysis Equipment. Ed. 2 (02/98), Ed.3 CD (02/05). [AAMI RD16-331].
17:  Remote-Controlled Automatically-Driven Gamma-ray Afterloading Equipment. Ed..2 (01/04) Cor (09/05).
18:   Endoscopic Equipment. Ed. 2 (08/96), Am.1 (07/00).
19:  Baby Incubators. Ed.1 (12/90), Am.1 (10/96). [AAMI II36-331].
20:  Transport Incubators. Ed.1 (12/90), Am.1 (10/96). [AAMI II51-331].
21:  Infant Radiant Warmers. Ed.1 (02/94), Am.1 (10/96).
22:  Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laser Equipment. Ed. 2 (11/95), Ed. 3 (Project).
23:  Transcutaneous Partial Pressure Monitoring Equipment. Ed. 2 (12/99).
24:  Infusion Pumps and Controllers. Ed.1 (02/98).
25:  Electrocardiographs. Ed.1 (03/93), Am.1 (05/99). [AAMI EC11-331].
26:  Electroencephalographs. Ed.1 (04/94), Ed.2 (11/02).
27:  Electrocardiographic Monitoring Equipment. Ed.1 (04/94), Ed.2 (08/05).  [AAMI EC13-331].
28:  X-ray Source Assemblies and X-ray Tube Assemblies for Medical Diagnosis. Ed.1 (03/93).
29:  Radiotherapy Stimulators. Ed. 2 (01/99).
30:  Automatic Cycling Indirect Blood Pressure Monitoring Equipment. Ed.2 (12/99).  [AAMI SP10-331].
31:  External Cardiac Pacemakers with Internal Power Source. Ed.1 (10/94), Am.1 (01/98).
32:  Associated Equipment of X-ray Equipment. Ed.1 (03/94).
33:  Magnetic Resonance Equipment for Medical Diagnosis. Ed.2 (05/02), Ed.2.1 (02/06).
34:  Direct Blood Pressure Monitoring Equipment. Ed.2 (10/00).  [AAMI BP22-331]. [AAMI SP9-331].
35:  Blankets, Pads and Mattresses Intended for Heating in Medical Use. Ed.1 (11/96).
36:  Extracorporeally Induced Lithotripsy. Ed.1 (03/97).
37:  Ultrasonic Medical Diagnostic and Monitoring Equipment. Ed.1 (07/01), Am.1 (08/04), Am.2 (11/05).
38:  Electrically Operated Hospital Beds. (10/96), Am.1 (12/99), (Changing to IEC 60601-2-52).
39:  Peritoneal Dialysis Equipment. Ed.1 (06/99) Ed.2 CD (03/05).
40:  Electromyographs and Evoked Response Equipment. Ed.1 (02/98).
41:  Surgical Luminaires and Luminaires for Diagnosis. Ed.1 (02/00), Ed.2 CD (09/06).
42:  Automatic or Advisory External Defibrillators (Incorporated into IEC 60601-2-4).
43:  X-ray Equipment for Interventional Procedures. Ed.1 (06/00).
44:  X-ray Equipment for Computed Tomography. Ed.2 (06/01), Am.1 (09/02) Ed.2.1 (11/02).
45:  Mammographic X-ray Equipment and Mammographic Stereotactic Devices. Ed.2 (05/01).
46:  Operating Tables. Ed.1 (06/98).
47:  Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitors [Holter Monitors]. Ed.1 (07/01).
48: Canceled
49:  Multiparameter Patient Monitoring Equipment. Ed.1 (07/01).
50:  Infant phototherapy equipment. Ed.1 (07/00), Corrigendum 1 (03/01).
51:  Recording and analyzing single and Multichannel electrocardiographs. Ed.1 (02/03).
52:  Safety of Medical Beds. (To replace IEC 60601-2-38) Ed.1 CD (01/05).
53:  Computer Assisted Electrocardiography Communication Protocol. Ed.1 (Project).
54:  Pulse Oximeters Ed.1 (Project?).
55:  Respiratory Gas Monitoring Equipment. Ed.1 CD (11/02).
56: Clinical Thermometers for Body Temperature Measurement. Ed.1 (Project)
58: Lens Removal and Vitrectomy Devices for Ophthalmic Surgery. Ed.1 (Project)
59: Screening Thermographs for Human Febrile Temperature Screening.
XX:  Treadmill and Crank Ergometers. Ed.1 (Project).

Other Related Standards:
IEC 60529:  Protection provided by Enclosures - IPXX Rating Ed.2.1 (02/01), Cor.1 (01/03).
ISO 10993-1:  Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices [Biocompatibility] (08/03).
IEC 60825-1:  Safety of LASER Products - Part 1. Ed. 1.2 (08/01).
ANSI / UL1998:  Software in Programmable Components Ed.2 (05/98), Am.1 (05/00), Rev.1 (05/04)
ISO 14971:  Medical Devices - Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices (12/00), Am.1 (03/03).
IEC 62353:  Recurrent test and test after repair of medical electrical equipment  (Project)
IEC 62354 TR:  General testing procedures for medical equipment (Project)
AAMI SP10: Manual/Electronic/Automated Sphygmomanometers (NIBP). Ed.2 (2002), Am. 1 (2003), Ed.4 (Project).
CSA C22.2 No. 0.4-M1982:  Bonding and Grounding of Electrical Equipment (Protective Grounding) (12/82).
IEC 60878:  Graphic Symbols for Electrical Equipment in Medical Practice Ed.2 (07/03).
ASTM F2196-02:  Circulating Liquid and Forced Air Patient Temperature Management Devices (10/02).
UL 544:  Medical and Dental Equipment (Equipment Freeze Date 1/1/2005), (Standard Withdraw Date 1/1/2010)
UL 187:  X-Ray Equipment (Equipment Freeze Date 1/1/2005), (Standard Withdraw Date 1/1/2010)