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10 Chapter 6: Safety
Table 6: Transducer Surface Temperatures EN 60601-2-37 (External Use)
HST L25 L38 Temperature Limit
Standard Measured
temper-
ature T° C Measured
temper-
ature T° C Measured
temper-
ature T° C Allowed max. temperature T° C
42.3(a) 1, Test
Method B
(IEC 60601-2-37,
Amendment 1) 1.1° C rise 0.6° C rise 4.2° C rise 10° C from initial TMM
measurement.
Temperature rise from ambient
temperature
a
of the test object
(tissue mimicking material or
TMM) to maximum temperature
on the test object within 1 mm
of the active surface of the
transducer.
a. The ambient temperature shall be 23
°
C ± 3
°
C
42.3(a) 2
(IEC 60601-2-37,
Amendment 1) 2.7° C rise 9.8° C rise 6.8° C rise 27° C rise from ambient.
Temperature rise from ambient
temperature
b , as measured on
the active surface of the
transducer, over a 30 minute
time period.
b. Ibid.