ISO 8549-2:2020
Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 2: Terms relating to external limb prostheses and wearers of these prostheses

Standard No.

ISO 8549-2:2020

Release Date

2020

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Status

Be replaced 2023-10

Replace By

ISO 8549-2:2023

Latest

ISO 8549-2:2023

Scope

This document defines terms used to describe external limb prostheses and the wearers of external limb prostheses. NOTE 1 The types of component used in the construction of prostheses are classified and described in the NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, the abbreviated term ‘prosthetics’ and its derivatives only apply to external limb prosthetics.

ISO 8549-2:2020 history

• 2023 ISO 8549-2:2023 Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 2: Terms relating to external limb prostheses
• 2020 ISO 8549-2:2020 Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 2: Terms relating to external limb prostheses and wearers of these prostheses
• 1989 ISO 8549-2:1989 Prosthetics and orthotics; vocabulary; part 2: terms relating to external limb prostheses and wearers of these prostheses