BS EN 60601-2-57:2011 PDF

What is BS EN 60601-2-57 - Safety and performance of non-laser light source equipment about?

BS EN 60601 is a European standard that discusses medical electrical equipment. BS EN 60601-2-57 provides basic safety and essential performance of equipment incorporating one or more sources of optical radiation in the wavelength range 200 nm to 3 000 nm, except for laser radiation to ensure the practical degree of safety in the operation of endoscopic equipment. BS EN 60601-2-57 is intended to create non-visual photobiological effects in humans or animals for therapeutic, diagnostic, monitoring, cosmetic/aesthetic, or veterinary applications; hereafter referred to as light source equipment. Light source equipment may consist of single or multiple sources of optical radiation, with or without a power supply, or may be incorporated into a complex system that includes optical, electrical, or mechanical systems or sources of other radiation. Note 1: BS EN 60601-2-57 does not apply to equipment for sun tanning, ophthalmic instruments, or infant phototherapy. Note 2: Safety requirements in BS EN 60601-2-57 are intended to address only hazards to the eye and skin; hazards to internal tissues are not included in its scope.