What is BS EN 60601-2-47 - Ambulatory electrocardiographic systems about?
BS EN 60601-2-47 is an international standard that focuses on medical electrical equipment requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ambulatory electrocardiographic systems. BS EN 60601-2-47 provides continuous recording and continuous analysis of the ECG allowing full re-analysis giving essentially similar results. The systems may first record and store the ECG and analyse it later on a separate unit, or record and analyse the ECG simultaneously.
The type of storage media used is irrelevant about this standard
Who is BS EN 60601-2-47 - Ambulatory electrocardiographic systems for?
BS EN 60601-2-47 on medical electrical equipment requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ambulatory electrocardiographic is useful for:
- Doctors
- electrocardiographic systems manufacturers
- Hospital technicians
- Medical laboratories
- Healthcare professionals
Why should you use BS EN 60601-2-47 - Ambulatory electrocardiographic systems?
BS EN 60601-2-47 concerns the basic safety and essential performance of ambulatory electrocardiographic systems. The requirements of BS EN 60601-2-47 take priority over those of the general standard.
A “General guidance and rationale” for the requirements of basic safety and essential performance of ambulatory electrocardiographic systems included in BS EN 60601-2-47
BS EN 60601-2-47 considered that a knowledge of the reasons for these requirements will not only facilitate the proper application of the standard but will, in due course, expedite any revision necessitated by changes in clinical practice or as a result of developments in technology.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 60601-2-47 supersedes BS EN 60601-2-47:2001 which has been withdrawn. BS EN 60601-2-47 has been editorially revised.