Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-9: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Requirements for environmentally conscious design

2020-10-13_JO_CLC/TC 62 Decision  2019-05-21/22 in Oslo to remove the link to the published standard

Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 1-9: Allgemeine Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale - Ergänzungsnorm: Anforderungen zur Reduzierung von Umweltauswirkungen

Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 1-9: Exigences générales pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles - Norme collatérale: Exigences pour une conception écoresponsable

Medicinska električna oprema - 1-9. del: Splošne zahteve za osnovno varnost in bistvene lastnosti - Spremljevalni standard: Zahteve za okoljsko osveščeno snovanje - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020)

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
10-Sep-2020
Drafting Committee
IEC/SC 62A - IEC_SC_62A
Current Stage
6060 - Document made available - Publishing
Start Date
11-Sep-2020
Completion Date
11-Sep-2020

Relations

Effective Date
24-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60601-1-9:2008/A2:2020 (aligned with IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020) is a collateral standard for medical electrical equipment that sets requirements for environmentally conscious design as part of the general requirements for basic safety and essential performance. Published by CENELEC/CENELEC members in 2020 (amendment A2), this update primarily revises normative references and definitions to align the collateral standard with the latest amendments of IEC 60601-1 (IEC 60601-1:2005+A1:2012+A2:2020).

Key topics and requirements

  • Environmental design requirements as an integral part of safety and essential performance for medical electrical equipment (EN/IEC 60601-1-9 collateral standard).
  • Updated normative references to IEC 60601-1 and its amendments ensuring consistency across the 60601 family.
  • Revised terms and definitions: the amendment replaces and clarifies index entries and links to updated definitions in IEC 60601-1 (e.g., HARM, HAZARD, INTENDED USE, MANUFACTURER, RISK, RISK MANAGEMENT).
  • Lifecycle perspective: the standard frames environmentally conscious design alongside risk management and safety obligations during product lifecycle (development, use, and end-of-life).
  • Regulatory and implementation notes: A2 was approved by CENELEC (2020-08-26) with national implementation dates specified (dop 2021-05-26; dow 2023-08-26).

Note: This amendment preserves the original structure of IEC 60601-1-9 while aligning references and definitions; it does not introduce an entirely new scope.

Applications

  • Medical device manufacturers integrating environmental requirements into design controls and risk management processes.
  • Regulatory affairs and compliance teams ensuring conformity with EN/IEC 60601 series requirements.
  • R&D and product engineering groups assessing design trade-offs for safety, essential performance, and environmental impact.
  • Test laboratories and certification bodies applying updated normative references during conformity assessment.
  • Procurement and sustainability officers evaluating medical electrical equipment for eco-design and lifecycle considerations.

Related standards

  • IEC 60601-1 (General requirements for basic safety and essential performance) - updated references: IEC 60601-1:2005 + A1:2012 + A2:2020.
  • Other parts of the IEC 60601 series addressing specific device types and collateral or particular standards.

Keywords: EN 60601-1-9, IEC 60601-1-9, environmentally conscious design, medical electrical equipment, medical device environmental requirements, collateral standard, basic safety and essential performance, amendment A2 2020.

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Frequently Asked Questions

EN 60601-1-9:2008/A2:2020 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-9: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Requirements for environmentally conscious design". This standard covers: 2020-10-13_JO_CLC/TC 62 Decision 2019-05-21/22 in Oslo to remove the link to the published standard

2020-10-13_JO_CLC/TC 62 Decision 2019-05-21/22 in Oslo to remove the link to the published standard

EN 60601-1-9:2008/A2:2020 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 11.040 - Medical equipment; 11.040.01 - Medical equipment in general; 13.020 - Environmental protection; 13.020.01 - Environment and environmental protection in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 60601-1-9:2008/A2:2020 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60601-1-9:2008. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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Standards Content (Sample)


SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2020
Medicinska električna oprema - 1-9. del: Splošne zahteve za osnovno varnost in
bistvene lastnosti - Spremljevalni standard: Zahteve za okoljsko osveščeno
snovanje - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020)
Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-9: General requirements for basic safety and
essential performance - Collateral Standard: Requirements for environmentally
conscious design (IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020)
Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 1-9: Allgemeine Festlegungen für die Sicherheit
einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale - Ergänzungsnorm: Anforderungen
zur Reduzierung von Umweltauswirkungen (IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020)
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 1-9: Exigences générales pour la sécurité de base et
les performances essentielles - Norme collatérale: Exigences pour une conception éco-
responsable (IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60601-1-9:2008/A2:2020
ICS:
11.040.01 Medicinska oprema na Medical equipment in general
splošno
13.020.01 Okolje in varstvo okolja na Environment and
splošno environmental protection in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60601-1-9:2008/A2

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2020
ICS 11.040.01; 13.020.01
English Version
Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-9: General requirements for
basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard:
Requirements for environmentally conscious design
(IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020)
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 1-9: Exigences Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 1-9: Allgemeine
générales pour la sécurité de base et les performances Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der
essentielles - Norme collatérale: Exigences pour une wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale - Ergänzungsnorm:
conception écoresponsable Anforderungen zur Reduzierung von Umweltauswirkungen
(IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020) (IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020)
This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN 60601-1-9:2008; it was approved by CENELEC on 2020-08-26. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60601-1-9:2008/A2:2020 E

European foreword
The text of document 62A/1393/FDIS, future IEC 60601-1-9/A2, prepared by SC 62A "Common
aspects of electrical equipment used in medical practice" of IEC/TC 62 "Electrical equipment in
medical practice" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-05-26
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-08-26
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60601-1-9:2007/A2:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Replace the Annex ZA of EN 60601-1-9:2008 by the following one:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60601-1 2005 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: EN 60601-1 2006
General requirements for basic safety and
essential performance
- -  + corrigendum Mar. 2010
+ A1 2012  + A1 2013
- -  + A12 2014
+ A2 2020 +A2 —
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: EN 60601-1:2006/FprA2:2020.
IEC 60601-1-9 ®
Edition 1.0 2020-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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