IEC 60601-2-40 Ed. 3.0 b:2024

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electromyographs and evoked response equipment

IEC 60601-2-40:2024 applies to the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of ELECTROMYOGRAPHS and EVOKED RESPONSE EQUIPMENT, hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT.
 The following ME EQUIPMENT are excluded:
 - ME EQUIPMENT intended for therapeutic application;
 - ME EQUIPMENT intended for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators and electrical muscle stimulators (ME EQUIPMENT covered by IEC 60601-2-10).
 IEC 60601-2-40:2024 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
 This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
 a) added requirements for constant voltage stimulators;
 b) clarified requirements for VISUAL STIMULATORS.