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Bringing medical electronics up to scratch (29 March 2010)
While the transition period for the Third Edition of the medical electrical equipment standard (IEC 60601-1:2005) doesn’t end until 2012, there are many changes and ‘firsts’ of which design engineers must become familiar now. This will ensure that they design electronic products and components that will come up to scratch and can be sold on the European market. Jean-Louis Evans looks at the details.
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