Standards · Particular standard
IEC 60601-2-18
IEC 60601-2-18: endoscopic equipment
In plain words
What it covers.
The particular standard for endoscopes and their light sources and processors. It covers the electrical safety of the patient-contacting parts, light source thermal safety (the tip and the light cable can burn tissue or drapes), and use with HF surgery. Reprocessing is outside it: ISO 15883 covers washer-disinfectors and HTM 01-06 the UK practice.
A summary written by BMEssentia for learning, not the text of the standard. Always work from the current official edition and the manufacturer's instructions.
Devices
Devices it applies to.
Each device in the Medical City Device Lab, with its Device Library course on the Platform.