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FREE Guide to IEC 60601-1 Third Edition

Everything you need to know about achieving 60601-1 compliance with your medical cart design.

 

 

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Medical Carts: Error-Proofing Through Design


Posted by Mary Kahler on November 16, 2021

How can we mitigate risk in our medical cart designs to ensure safety and compliance?

What we've discovered over years of medical cart design and development is that sometimes end-users don't follow the IFU...

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Topics: Medical Cart Design, IEC 60601-1

What You Should Know Before Adding a Medical Cart Arm to Your Design


Posted by Shannon Pelky on April 11, 2019

Proper ergonomics are becoming more and more prominent for medical cart designs. A well designed medical cart arm offers workstation flexibility as well as multiple other benefits. However, with those great benefits...

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Topics: Medical Cart Development, Medical Cart Design, IEC 60601-1, Medical Cart Aesthetics

Infographic: IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition Sample Tests for Medical Carts


Posted by Shannon Pelky on July 24, 2018

A couple years ago HUI developed the IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition Cheat Sheet to help our readers get a better understanding of how the different 60601 clauses and sample tests apply to medical carts. We also released a...

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Topics: IEC 60601-1, Regulatory Requirements

Regulatory Requirements for Custom Medical Carts


Posted by Shannon Pelky on April 26, 2018

If you’ve been following our blog throughout the years, you know we like to keep our readers updated on the latest regulatory requirements for custom medical carts in terms of 60601 testing. However, in 2018 there...

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Topics: IEC 60601-1, Regulatory Requirements

Video 8. IEC 60601-1 Series: Tensile Safety Factor


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on August 24, 2017

Learn about the mechanics of IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition tests for your custom medical cart with the help of HUI Applications Engineer, Mark Collins. In this video, we'll cover 60601 clause 9.8.2 Tensile Safety Factor.

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Video 7. IEC 60601-1 Series: Durability of Marking


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on July 20, 2017

Learn about the mechanics of IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition tests for your custom medical cart with the help of HUI Applications Engineer, Mark Collins. In this video, we'll cover 60601 clause 7.1.3 Durability of Marking.

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Topics: IEC 60601-1

Video 6. IEC 60601-1 Series: Rough Handling


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on June 15, 2017

Learn about the mechanics of IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition tests for your custom medical cart with the help of HUI Applications Engineer, Mark Collins. In this video, we'll cover 60601 clause 15.3.5 Rough Handling.

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Video 5. IEC 60601-1 Series: Movement Over a Threshold


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on May 25, 2017

Learn about the mechanics of IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition tests for your custom medical cart with the help of HUI Applications Engineer, Mark Collins. In this video, we'll cover 60601 clause 9.4.2.3.2 Movement Over a...

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Topics: IEC 60601-1

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