5
Symbol
Standard Reference
Standard Title of Symbol
Symbol Title as
per Referenced
Standard
Explanation
Directive 2012/19/EU
Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment
(WEEE)
Disposal at end of
operating life
instructions
Indicates that electrical
and electronic equipment
waste should not be
discarded together with
unseparated waste but
must be collected
separately.
ISO 15223-1
Symbol 5.4.3
Annex A #A.15
Medical devices —
Symbols to be used with
information to be
supplied by the
manufacturer — Part 1:
General requirements
Consult
Instruction for Use
Indicates an instruction to
consult an electronic
instruction for use
ISO 15223-1
Symbol 5.4.4
Medical devices —
Symbols to be used with
information to be
supplied by the
manufacturer — Part 1:
General requirements
Caution
Indicates the need for the
user to consult the
instructions for use for
important cautionary
information such as
warnings and precautions
that cannot, for a variety
of reasons, be presented
on the medical device
itself.
IEC 60601-1
Table D.1 #10
Medical electrical
equipment — Part 1:
General requirements for
basic safety and essential
performance.
IEC 60601-1
Table D.2 #10
Medical electrical
equipment – Part 1:
General requirements for
basic safety and essential
performance.
Follow Instructions
for Use
Refer to instruction
manual/Booklet.
NOTE on ME EQUIPMENT
“Follow Instructions for
use”.
IEC 60601-1
Table D.2 #2
Medical electrical
equipment — Part 1:
General requirements for
basic safety and Essential
performance.
Warning
Indicates a hazard of
potential personal injury to
patient or operator.
UL Listing
N/A
UL Classification
Mark
Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratories
(NRTL) certifications
UL Listing
N/A
UL Recognized
Component Mark
The optional C-UL-US
Component Recognition
Mark indicates compliance
with both Canadian and
U.S. requirements.
