EN 60601-2-46:2011

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of operating tables

IEC 60601-2-46:2010 specifies safety requirements for operating tables, whether or not having electrical parts, including transporters, used for the transportation of the table top to or from the base or pedestal of an operating table with detachable table top. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1998 and constitutes a technical revision. This edition of IEC 60601-2-46 was revised to align structurally with the 2005 edition of IEC 60601-1.

Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-46: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Operationstischen

Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-46: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles des tables d'opération

La CEI 60601-2-46:2010 spécifie les exigences de sécurité applicables aux tables d'opération, que celles-ci comportent ou non des parties électriques, y compris les chariots de transfert, utilisés pour le transport du plateau vers ou depuis la base ou le socle d'une table d'opération à plateau mobile. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 1998, et constitue une révision technique. La présente édition de la CEI 60601-2-46 a été mise à jour de façon à correspondre structurellement à l'édition 2005 de la CEI 60601-1.

Medicinska električna oprema - 2-46. del: Posebne zahteve za osnovno varnost in bistvene lastnosti operacijskih miz

Ta določeni standard opredeljuje varnostne zahteve za operacijske mize, ki imajo ali nimajo električnih delov, vključno s transporterji, ki se uporabljajo za prenos zgornje površine mize na bazo ali z nje ali podstavka operacijske mize z odstranljivo površino mize.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 18-Aug-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 19-Jan-2014
• ICS: 11.140 - Hospital equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 62 - Electrical equipment in medical practice
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 62D - IEC_SC_62D
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 62D - IEC_SC_62D
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 15-Nov-2022
• Completion Date: 15-Nov-2022
• Directive: 93/42/EEC - Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
• Mandate: M/295 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the development of European standards relating to medical devices
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60601-2-46:2011 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of operating tables

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60601-2-46:1998 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the safety of operating tables
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN IEC 60601-2-46:2019 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of operating tables
• Effective Date: 19-Nov-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and
essential performance of operating tables
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-46: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base
et les performances essentielles des tables d'opération
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60601-2-46:2011
ICS:
11.140 Oprema bolnišnic Hospital equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60601-2-46
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2011
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.140 Supersedes EN 60601-2-46:1998

English version
Medical electrical equipment -
Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential
performance of operating tables
(IEC 60601-2-46:2010)
Appareils électromédicaux -  Medizinische elektrische Geräte -
Partie 2-46: Exigences particulières pour Teil 2-46: Besondere Festlegungen für die
la sécurité de base et les performances Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen
essentielles des tables d'opération Leistungsmerkmale von
(CEI 60601-2-46:2010) Operationstischen
(IEC 60601-2-46:2010)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-01-20. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Ref. No. EN 60601-2-46:2011 E
Foreword
The text of document 62D/870/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60601-2-46, prepared by SC 62D,
Electromedical equipment, of IEC TC 62, Electrical equipment in medical practice, was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60601-2-46 on 2011-01-20.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60601-2-46:1998.
EN 60601-2-46:1998 was revised to align structurally with EN 60601-1:2006.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2012-02-20
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2014-01-20
In this standard, the following print types are used:
– Requirements and definitions: roman type.
– Test specifications: italic type.
– Informative material appearing outside of tables, such as notes, examples and references: in smaller type. Normative text of
tables is also in a smaller type.
– TERMS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3 OF THE GENERAL STANDARD, IN THIS PARTICULAR STANDARD
OR AS NOTED: SMALL CAPITALS.
In referring to the structure of this standard, the term
– “clause” means one of the seventeen numbered divisions within the table of contents, inclusive of all
subdivisions (e.g. Clause 7 includes subclauses 7.1, 7.2, etc.);
– “subclause” means a numbered subdivision of a clause (e.g. 7.1, 7.2 and 7.2.1 are all subclauses of
Clause 7).
References to clauses within this standard are preceded by the term “Clause” followed by the clause
number. References to subclauses within this particular standard are by number only.
In this standard, the conjunctive “or” is used as an “inclusive or” so a statement is true if any combination
of the conditions is true.
The verbal forms used in this standard conform to usage described in Annex H of the ISO/IEC Directives,
Part 2. For the purposes of this standard, the auxiliary verb:
– “shall” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is mandatory for compliance with this
standard;
– “should” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is recommended but is not mandatory for
compliance with this standard;
– “may” is used to describe a permissible way to achieve compliance with a requirement or test.
An asterisk (*) as the first character of a title or at the beginning of a paragraph or table title indicates that
there is guidance or rationale related to that item in Annex AA.

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This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and covers essential requirements of
EC Directive MDD (93/42/EEC). See Annex ZZ.
Annexes ZA and ZZ have been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60601-2-46:2010 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Annex ZA of EN 60601-1:2006 applies except as follows:

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

Replace IEC 60601-1-2 by:
IEC 60601-1-2 2007 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1-2 2007
(mod) Part 1-2: General requirements for basic + corr. March 2010
safety and essential performance - Collateral
standard: Electromagnetic compatibility -
Requirements and tests
Add:
IEC 60601-2-2 - Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-2-2 -
Part 2-2: Particular requirements for basic
safety and essential performance of high
frequency surgical equipment and high
frequency surgical accessories

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Annex ZZ
(informative)
Coverage of Essential Requirements of EC Directives

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and within its scope the standard covers all
relevant essential requirements as given in Annex I of the EC Directive 93/42/EEC

Compliance with this standard provides one means of conformity with the specified essential
requirements of the Directive concerned.

WARNING: Other requirements and other EC Directives may be applicable to the products falling within
the scope of this standard.
IEC 60601-2-46 ®
Edition 2.0 2010-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Medical electrical equipment –
Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance
of operating tables
Appareils électromédicaux –
Partie 2-46: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances
essentielles des tables d'opération

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
R
CODE PRIX
ICS 11.140 ISBN 978-2-88912-290-5
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CONTENTS
FOREW ORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
201.1 Scope, object and related standards . 6
201.2 Normative references . 8
201.3 Terms and definitions . 8
201.4 General requirements. 9
201.5 General requirements for testing ME EQUIPMENT . 9
201.6 Classification of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS . 9
201.7 ME EQUIPMENT identification, marking and documents . 9
201.8 Protection against electrical HAZARDS from ME EQUIPMENT . 10
201.9 Protection against MECHANICAL HAZARDS of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS . 10
201.10 Protection against unwanted and excessive radiation HAZARDS . 13
201.11 Protection against excessive temperatures and other HAZARDS . 13
201.12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection against hazardous
outputs . 13
201.13 Hazardous situations and fault conditions. 13
201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS (PEMS) . 13
201.15 Construction of ME EQUIPMENT . 14
201.16 ME SYSTEMS . 14
201.17 Electromagnetic compatibility of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS . 14
202 Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements and tests . 14
Annexes . 16
Annex G (normative) Protection against HAZARDS of ignition of flammable anaesthetic
mixtures . 16
Annex AA (informative) Particular guidance and rationale . 17
Index of defined terms used in this particular standard . 19

Figure AA.1 – Recommended distribution of mass in excess of 135 kg and examples of
application . 17

Table 201.101 – Determination of TENSILE SAFETY FACTOR . 12
Table AA.1 – Recommended distribution of mass in excess of 135 kg and examples of
application: . 18

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MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT –

Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety
and essential performance of operating tables

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