IEC 60601
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IEC 60601 is an international standard that specifies safety and essential performance requirements for medical electrical equipment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IEC 60601 series | 7 |
| IEC 60601 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4942686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEC 60601 Context triple: [IEC 60000 series, hasPart, IEC 60601]
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A.
IEC 60601-1
IEC 60601-1 is an international standard that specifies general safety and essential performance requirements for medical electrical equipment and systems.
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B.
IEC 60601-1-10
IEC 60601-1-10 is a collateral standard within the IEC 60601 series that specifies requirements for the development of physiologic closed-loop controllers used in medical electrical equipment and systems.
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C.
IEC 60601-1-6
IEC 60601-1-6 is a collateral standard in the IEC 60601 series that specifies usability engineering requirements for medical electrical equipment and systems to help ensure safety and effectiveness in clinical use.
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D.
IEC 60601-1-11
IEC 60601-1-11 is a collateral standard specifying additional requirements for the safety and performance of medical electrical equipment and systems used in the home healthcare environment.
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E.
IEC 60601-1-8
IEC 60601-1-8 is a collateral standard within the IEC 60601 series that specifies requirements for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and systems to ensure safe and effective clinical use.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEC 60601 Target entity description: IEC 60601 is an international standard that specifies safety and essential performance requirements for medical electrical equipment.
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A.
IEC 60601-1
IEC 60601-1 is an international standard that specifies general safety and essential performance requirements for medical electrical equipment and systems.
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B.
IEC 60601-1-10
IEC 60601-1-10 is a collateral standard within the IEC 60601 series that specifies requirements for the development of physiologic closed-loop controllers used in medical electrical equipment and systems.
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C.
IEC 60601-1-6
IEC 60601-1-6 is a collateral standard in the IEC 60601 series that specifies usability engineering requirements for medical electrical equipment and systems to help ensure safety and effectiveness in clinical use.
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D.
IEC 60601-1-11
IEC 60601-1-11 is a collateral standard specifying additional requirements for the safety and performance of medical electrical equipment and systems used in the home healthcare environment.
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E.
IEC 60601-1-8
IEC 60601-1-8 is a collateral standard within the IEC 60601 series that specifies requirements for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and systems to ensure safe and effective clinical use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collateral standard
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collateral standard ⓘ collateral standard ⓘ collateral standard ⓘ collateral standard ⓘ collateral standard ⓘ collateral standard ⓘ general standard ⓘ international standard ⓘ medical device safety standard ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
medical electrical equipment
ⓘ
medical electrical systems ⓘ |
| coreStandard | IEC 60601-1 ⓘ |
| defines |
essential performance requirements
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safety requirements ⓘ |
| field | medical electrical equipment ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
electromagnetic safety
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mechanical safety ⓘ operator safety ⓘ patient safety ⓘ radiation safety ⓘ thermal safety ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure acceptable essential performance of medical equipment
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reduce risk of harm to operators ⓘ reduce risk of harm to patients ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | IEC 60601 ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
applied part
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classification by degree of protection against ingress of water ⓘ classification by mode of operation ⓘ classification by protection against electric shock ⓘ means of patient protection ⓘ |
| hasPart |
IEC 60601-1
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IEC 60601-1-10 ⓘ IEC 60601-1-11 ⓘ IEC 60601-1-2 ⓘ IEC 60601-1-3 ⓘ IEC 60601-1-6 ⓘ IEC 60601-1-8 ⓘ IEC 60601-1-9 ⓘ IEC 60601-2-xx series ⓘ |
| includes | particular standards for specific medical devices ⓘ |
| includesRequirementType |
accuracy of controls and indicators
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construction requirements ⓘ fire prevention ⓘ instructions for use ⓘ marking and labeling requirements ⓘ protection against electric shock ⓘ protection against excessive temperatures ⓘ protection against mechanical hazards ⓘ protection against unwanted radiation ⓘ |
| partOf | IEC 60601 ⓘ |
| publishedBy | International Electrotechnical Commission ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IEC 62304
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IEC 62366 ⓘ ISO 14971 ⓘ |
| subject |
alarm systems
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electromagnetic compatibility ⓘ environmentally conscious design ⓘ home healthcare environment requirements ⓘ physiologic closed-loop controllers ⓘ radiation protection in diagnostic X-ray equipment ⓘ usability ⓘ |
| supports | regulatory approval of medical devices ⓘ |
| title | Medical electrical equipment – Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
medical device manufacturers
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regulatory authorities ⓘ testing laboratories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IEC 60601 Description of subject: IEC 60601 is an international standard that specifies safety and essential performance requirements for medical electrical equipment.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: IEC 60601
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linked to: IEC 60601
linked to: IEC 60601