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DIN VDE V 0750-2-52-2 VDE V 0750-2-52-2:2024-05

Medical electrical equipment

Part 2-52-2: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of couches

Class/Status: Standard, valid
Released: 2024-05
VDE Art. No.: 0701533

These special specifications do not apply to:
- COUCHES intended for use in rescue services (these are covered by DIN EN 1789).
- PATIENT positioning system defined in the scope of DIN EN 60601-2-46.
- PATIENT positioning systems of diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic facilities (see IEC 60601-2-54 or
IEC 60601-2-43).
- Medical beds (see IEC 80601-2-52 and IEC 80601-2-89).
- Field operating tables
- Dental PATIENT chairs: (see ISO 7494-1)
- Stretcher (see DIN 13024-N)
- Products where the PATIENT/person enters primarily in a sitting position and the product is used in a sitting
position of the PATIENT/person for non-medical and medical purposes are not considered as COUCHES and
are not covered by this standard.
- Products used for transporting PATIENTS/persons according to their INTENDED USE (e.g., stretchers, transport
COUCHES, recovery COUCHES).
- Wall-mounted folding COUCHES.