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IEC 60601-1,
Table D.3, Symbol
2
Medical electrical equipment - Part 1:
General requirements for basic safety
and essential performance
Degrees of Ingress
Protection Provided
by Enclosure
Manufacturer-determined
degree of particle and water
ingress where N1=degree
of protection from particles
(scale of 0-6) and N2=-
degree of protection from
water (scale of 0-8).
IEC 60529
Degrees of protection provided by enclo-
sures (IP Code)
NOTE: When a characteristic
numeral is not required to be
specified, it is replaced by the
letter ÒXÓ.
IEC 60529
Degrees of protection provided by enclo-
sures (IP Code)
Degrees of Ingress
Protection Provided
by Enclosure
Protected against solid
foreign objects of 12.5mm
and greater, and against
the effects of continuous
immersion in water.
IEC 60529
Degrees of protection provided by enclo-
sures (IP Code)
Degrees of Ingress
Protection Provided
by Enclosure
Protected against solid
foreign objects of 1.0mm
and greater, and against
the effects of continuous
immersion in water.
IEC 60529
Degrees of protection provided by enclo-
sures (IP Code)
Degrees of Ingress
Protection Provided
by Enclosure
Protected against the
effects of continuous
immersion in water.
IEC 60529
Degrees of protection provided by enclo-
sures (IP Code)
Degrees of Ingress
Protection Provided
by Enclosure
Protected against the
effects of temporary
immersion in water.
IP22
IEC 60530
Degrees of protection provided by enclo-
sures (IP Code)
Degrees of Ingress
Protection Provided
by Enclosure
Protection against the
effects of insertion of fingers
and will not be damaged or
become unsafe when
exposed to vertically or
nearly vertical dripping water.
21 CFR Part
801.1(c)(1)(i)F
Labeling - Medical devices; prominence
of required label statements
Prescription Use
Only
Requires prescription for
sale in the United States
and is used in place of the
statement below:
CAUTION
: Federal law
restricts this device to sale
by or on the order of a
physician, dentist or licensed
practitioner.
21 CFR Part
801.109
Labeling - Prescription devices