IEC 60601-1-9:2007+A1:2013 The objective of this collateral standard is to improve the environmental impact for the entire range of medical electrical equipment, taking into account all stages of the product life cycle:
- product specification;

- design;

- manufacturing;

- sales, logistics, installation;

- use;

- end of life management. This means protecting the environment and
human health from hazardous substances, conserving raw materials and
energy, minimizing the generation of waste, as well as minimizing
the adverse environmental impacts associated with waste. The
criteria needed to reach this goal must be integrated into all
stages of the medical electrical equipment life cycle from the
specification stage to end of life management. The environmental
impacts of me equipment through all life-cycle stages are determined
from the medical electrical equipment's environmental aspects
defined during the identification of need, product planning, and
design stages. Consideration of environmental aspects as early as
possible in these stages can produce numerous benefits that might
include lower costs, stimulation of innovation and creativity, and
increased knowledge about the product. It can also provide new
business opportunities, and improved product quality as well as
reduction of adverse environmental impacts. The assessment of the
environmental aspects and impacts of medical electrical equipment is
a developing science and it is anticipated that this collateral
standard will require periodic updating as the science develops. The
requirements given in this collateral standard do not replace
national or interna...