BS EN IEC 61689:2022 PDF

Scope: 1 Scope This document is applicable to ultrasonic equipment designed for physiotherapy containing an ultrasonic transducer generating continuous or quasi-continuous (e.g. tone burst) wave ultrasound in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz. This document only relates to ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment employing a single plane non-focusing circular transducer per treatment head , producing static beams perpendicular to the face of the treatment head . This document specifies: • methods of measurement and characterization of the output of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment based on reference testing methods; • characteristics to be specified by manufacturers of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment based on reference testing methods; • guidelines for safety of the ultrasonic field generated by ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment ; • methods of measurement and characterization of the output of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment based on routine testing methods; • acceptance criteria for aspects of...

BS EN IEC 61689:2022 Referenced Document

IEC 60601-1 Medical electrical equipment - ALL PARTS
IEC 60601-2-5 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-5: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment
IEC 61161 Ultrasonics - Power measurement - Radiation force balances and performance requirements
IEC 62127-1 Ultrasonics - Hydrophones - Part 1: Measurement and characterization of medical ultrasonic fields

2022 BS EN IEC 61689:2022 Ultrasonics. Physiotherapy systems. Field specifications and methods of measurement in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz