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USEFUL LINKS TO MEDICAL CERTIFICATION, REGULATORY, AND TEST EQUIPMENT SITES

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UL Certifications Directory - Search by Company, UL File #, CCN, Keyword


Standards:
NOTE: Standards are copyrighted and not available in their published form for free.
However, the UL 60601-1 Evaluation Package is available on the DOWNLOADS page of this site.
It contains the requirements of UL60601-1, IEC60601-1, EN60601-1, CSA C22.2 No. 601.1, and the National Deviations in bullet-form, along with useful information and quick references for testing and spacing requirements.  This document is not a replacement for the standards, it is a tool to assist you in the design and evaluation of your medical electrical equipment.  It should be used with the standards, which can be purchased through the links below.

IHS Engineering - Standards from many different agencies

IEC Web Store -  IEC standards store
IEC 60601-1, Collaterals, Particulars - Current IEC60601-x-xx standards & order

TechStreet - Technical standards & information superstore
TechStreet - UL 60601-1 order page
TechStreet - IEC 60601-x-xx standards order page

Comm2000 - UL standards on-line store
Comm2000 - UL 60601-1 order page

AAMI - AAMI Standards
AAMI - ES 60601-1 order page


Third Party Compliance Certification Agencies:

UL - Underwriters Laboratories Home page
UL - Product directory
UL Standards - List of all UL standards
CSA - International Home page
CSA - Product directory
TUV Rheinland - Medical Home page
TUV Rheinland - Product directory

OSHA - List of Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL)


FDA:

FDA - Food and Drug Administration Home page
FDA  - FDA recognized consensus standards search
FDA - Guidance document search page

FDA - Device Advice
FDA - Classify your medical device
FDA - 510(k) Premarket Notification
FDA - Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
FDA - CDRH LASER Information
FDA - LASER CDRH Report (21 CFR Sec. 1040.10  Laser products)
FDA - Med Watch safety information & adverse event reporting
FDA - Medical Device Reporting Search
FDA - Download MDR Files
FDA CDRH - Home page
FDA CDRH - Medical Device EMC
FDA - Human Factors Introduction - "Do it By Design"


IEC:

IEC - Home page
IEC - On-line Catalogue Search


CB Scheme:

IEC - IECEE - Home page
CB Scheme - Main page
CB Scheme - Member countries
CB Scheme - Test report forms
CB Scheme - List of CB reports issued by all agencies


AAMI

AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Home page
AAMI - Standards
AAMI - Committee Number IEC/SC 62D/WG 10 


Medical Device Directive (MDD):

Medical Device Directive - Complete wording
New Approach - List of EU Directives
New Approach - Harmonized standards for the MDD



Other Agencies:

CEN - CEN standards (non-electrical)
FCC - Home page
FCC - ID Search Form
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology Home page
NIST - National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
 

Associates
The following are associates that we work with and recommend:

Minnetronix Inc. - Medical equipment design, development, manufacturing services

Strategic Device Compliance Services - Mike Schmidt, Cincinnati, OH
  A leader in medical device standards and regulatory compliance training and support.
  Regulatory and Compliance training by experts involved in the creation of standards and regulations
  Expertise in the design of efficient and effective design processes and procedures,
  including Risk Management according to ISO 14971

O'Brien Compliance Management - Frank O'Brien, Lowell, MA

Eisner Safety Consultants - Leo Eisner, Portland, OR

HUI - Medical cart designer/manufacturer


Information:

601 help - The medical device developer's guide to IEC 60601-1
Medical Electrical Equipment Information - Very useful resource for information
Interpower - International power cord requirements for medical products
FDA News - News & Information about the FDA
The Safety Link - Links to International product safety news


Manufacturers/Suppliers That Have UL Recognized Medical Grade Components :

XP Power - Medical - Power supplies
Toroid Corp - Medical grade isolation transformers in enclosures with plug/receptacles
VICOR - DC-DC Converters


Publications:

Medical Devicelink - All publications by Medical Devicelink
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (Publication)
Conformity (Publication)
Evaluation Engineering (Publication)
Compliance Engineering - (Publication)


Testing Equipment, Specific:

QuadTech - Hipot, ground bond, LCR test equipment
Fluke USA - DMMs
WaveTek, MeterMan - DMMs
Valhalla - Power Meters
California Instruments - Testing power supplies (100-240 V, 50/60 Hz)
Pacific Power Sources - Testing power supplies (100-240 V, 50/60 Hz)
Elgar - Programmable AC sources
Associated Research - HiPot & other equipment
Dale Technology Inc. - Leakage current, grounding, patient simulators
Seaword - Leakage current, grounding
Compliance West - Hipot, ground bond testers
Vitrek - Hipot, ground bond testers
Keithley - Measurement equipment
Biomedtronics Inc. - Dale, Ophir, Meterman, Fluke, Riken, Inovision distributor


Testing Equipment, Parts, General:

Newark Electronics - Parts and test equipment
Allied Electronics - Parts and test equipment
McMaster-Carr - Parts (UL Test Ball, etc.)
Grainger - Tools, parts, & test equipment - good selection
Davis Inotek - Equipment & calibration - good website
Cole-Parmer - Laboratory test equipment
ED&D Products - IEC 60601-1 test equipment
 
Global Test Supply - Test equipment purchase
GlobalSpec - Test equipment, tools, parts. Great test equipment search feature
General Atomics - Defib capacitors
Techni-Tool - Test equipment and tools, god search results - thumbnails of parts
Technika - Precision measurement instruments
ValueTronics - New and reconditioned test equipment
TestQuote - New & used test equipment, submit requests for free quotes
Surplus Sales of Nebraska - Good misc. parts (high voltage wire, variacs, etc.)
MetricTest - New, used, refurbished test equipment
Time Motion Tools - Tools & test equipment - good prices
Future Electronics - Parts & test equipment - good prices
LabX - New & reconditioned lab & medical equipment
TransCat - Equipment & Calibration
Alpha Electronics - Test equipment
Test Equity - New & used equipment, good prices
Used-Line.com - Used test equipment
Naptech - New & used test equipment
CalTek Company - New & used test equipment, calibration
WebTronics - Electronics parts & equipment - good selection
Test-Equipment.net - Used test equipment - text website
Advanced Test Equipment - Rental & used test equipment
RenTelco - Rental & used test equipment
Bell Electronics - Sales, rental, leasing of new and refurbished test equipment