This International Standard is applicable to ultrasonic equipment designed for physiotherapy
consisting of an ultrasonic transducer generating continuous or quasi-continuous wave
ultrasonic energy in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz.
This standard only relates to ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment employing a single plane
unfocused circular transducer per treatment head, producing static beams perpendicular to
the face of the treatment head.
This standard 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 the output of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment
based on routine testing methods.
Therapeutic value and methods of use of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment are not
covered by the scope of this standard.
IEC 61689:2007 history
0000 IEC 61689:2022 RLV
2013IEC 61689:2013 Ultrasonics - Physiotherapy systems - Field specifications and methods of measurement in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz
2007IEC 61689:2007 Ultrasonics - Physiotherapy systems - Field specifications and methods of measurement in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz
1996IEC 61689:1996 Ultrasonics - Physiotherapy systems - Performance requirements and methods of measurement in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz