7
Symbol
Standard Reference
Standard Title
of Symbol
Symbol Title
as per
Referenced
Standard
Explanation
ISO 15223-1
Symbol 5.4.2
Medical devices
— Symbols to be
used with
information to be
supplied by the
manufacturer —
Part 1: General
requirements
Do not re-use
Indicates that the
medical device is
intended for one use,
or for use on a single
patient during a
single procedure.
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
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.
