Dear Harry (and list),
Yes - this requirement is in 60601-2-22 (specified as an addition to
para. 56.11 in the 1996 version of the standard that I have in front of
me). This also specifies the minimum and maximum force that should be
required to actuate the footswitch.
Regards,
Fred
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From: British Medical Laser Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Harry Moseley
Sent: 09 November 2007 16:16
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Subject: [BMLA] footswitch
Dear list members,
I am working from home and so I don't have access to all my
documentation.
Is there a manufacturing standard, applicable in the UK, requiring that
the laser footswitch be shrouded?
I am sure that it is in the MDA Guidance because John Parsons and I
wrote it, but that is essentially guidance for users.
I don't think it is in 60824-1.
Is it in 60601-2-22?
Regards
Harry Moseley
Harry Moseley
Hon. Reader
Consultant Clinical Scientist
The Photobiology Unit
University of Dundee
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School
Dundee
DD1 9SY
United Kingdom
Tel: (0)1382 633894
Fax: (0)1382 646047
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