EN IEC 60601-2-46:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60601-2-46:2011
Medicinska električna oprema - 2-46. del: Posebne zahteve za osnovno varnost in
bistvene lastnosti operacijskih miz (IEC 60601-2-46:2016)
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements for the basic safety and
essential performance of operating tables (IEC 60601-2-46:2016)
Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-46: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit
einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Operationstischen (IEC 60601-2
-46:2016)
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-46: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base
et les performances essentielles des tables d'opération (IEC 60601-2-46:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60601-2-46:2019
ICS:
11.140 Oprema bolnišnic Hospital equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60601-2-46

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2019
ICS 11.140 Supersedes EN 60601-2-46:2011 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-46: Particular requirements
for the basic safety and essential performance of operating
tables
(IEC 60601-2-46:2016)
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-46: Exigences Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-46: Besondere
particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der
essentielles des tables d'opération wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Operationstischen
(IEC 60601-2-46:2016) (IEC 60601-2-46:2016)
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Ref. No. EN IEC 60601-2-46:2019 E

European foreword
The text of document 62D/1365/FDIS, future edition 3.0 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 approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 60601-2-46:2019.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-05-15
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2022-11-15
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60601-2-46:2011 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
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 60601-2-46:2016 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.

In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60601-1-8 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-8
IEC 60601-1-10:2007 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-10:2008 (not modified)
IEC 60601-1-11:2015 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-11:2015 (not modified)
IEC 60601-1-12:2014 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-12:2015 (not modified)
IEC 80601-2-35 NOTE Harmonized as EN 80601-2-35

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.
The Annex ZA of EN 60601-1:2006 is applicable, except as follows:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Replacement
IEC 60601-1-2 2014 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: EN 60601-1-2 2015
General requirements for basic safety and
essential performance - Collateral
Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances -
Requirements and tests
IEC 60601-1-3 2008 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-3: EN 60601-1-3 2008
General requirements for basic safety and
essential performance - Collateral
Standard: Radiation protection in
diagnostic X-ray equipment
+EN 60601-1-2010
3:2008/corrigendum
Mar. 2010
+A11 2016
Addition
IEC 60601-2-2 -  Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-2: EN IEC 60601-2-2 -
Particular requirements for the basic safety
and essential performance of high
frequency surgical equipment and high
frequency surgical accessories
IEC 60601-2-43 -  Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-43: EN 60601-2-43 -
Particular requirements for the basic safety
and essential performance of X-ray
equipment for interventional procedures
+AC 2014
IEC 60601-2-46 ®
Edition 3.0 2016-08
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
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 11.140 ISBN 978-2-8322-3565-2

– 2 – IEC 60601-2-46:2016  IEC 2016
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 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 OPERATING TABLES . 9
201.6 Classification of OPERATING TABLES and ME SYSTEMS . 9
201.7 OPERATING TABLES identification, marking and documents. 9
201.8 Protection against electrical HAZARDS from OPERATING TABLES . 10
201.9 Protection against MECHANICAL HAZARDS of OPERATING TABLES 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 for OPERATING TABLES . 14
201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS (PEMS) . 14
201.15 Construction of OPERATING TABLES . 14
201.16 ME SYSTEMS . 14
201.17 Electromagnetic compatibility of OPERATING TABLES and ME SYSTEMS . 14
202 Electromagnetic disturbances – Requirements and tests . 14
203 Radiation protection in diagnostic X-ray equipment . 18
Annexes . 19
Annex G (normative) Protection against HAZARDS of ignition of flammable anaesthetic
mixtures . 20
Annex AA (informative) Particular guidance and rationale . 21
Bibliography . 23
Index of defined terms used in this particular standard . 24

Figure 202.101 – ENCLOSURE ad hoc test . 16
Figure 202.102 – POWER SUPPLY CORD ad hoc test . 17
Figure 202.103 – ACCESSORy cable ad hoc test . 17
Figure AA.1 – Recommended distribution of mass in excess of 135 kg and examples of
application . 21

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 . 22

IEC 60601-2-46:2016  IEC 2016 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT –

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

FOREWORD
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