I.S. EN 61266:1997
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The latest, up-to-date edition.
ULTRASONICS - HAND-HELD PROBE DOPPLER FOETAL HEARTBEAT DETECTORS - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING
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English
01-01-1997
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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 List of symbols
5 Configuration
6 Performance
6.1 Acoustic working frequency
7 Safety
8 Tests
8.1 Acoustic working frequency
8.2 Output power
8.3 Spatial-peak temporal-peak acoustic pressure
8.4 Effective area of the ultrasonic transducer active element
8.5 Overall sensitivity
9 Preferred method for reporting performance of existing
equipment
10 Specifications for labelling
11 Sampling
Annexes
A (informative) Choice of target and determination of target
plane-wave reflection loss
B (informative) Typical test equipment and test procedures
C (informative) Determination of the two-way insertion loss of
acoustic attenuators
D (informative) Rationale
E (informative) Bibliography
ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding
European publications
Applies to ultrasonic Doppler foetal heartbeat detectors which generate a single ultrasound beam and consist of a hand-held probe which is applied to the maternal abdomen to obtain information on foetal heart activity by means of the Doppler method using continuous wave (c.w.) or quasi-continuous wave ultrasound.
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Standard
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68
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National Standards Authority of Ireland
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Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| BS EN 61266:1995 | Identical |
| NBN EN 61266 : 1996 | Identical |
| SN EN 61266 : 1995 | Identical |
| EN 61266:1995 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 61266:1996 | Identical |
| NF EN 61266 : 1996 | Identical |
| DIN EN 61266:1996-06 | Identical |
| IEC 61266:1994 | Identical |
| EN 61102:1993/A1:1994 | MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERISATION OF ULTRASONIC FIELDS USING HYDROPHONES IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE 0.5 MHZ TO 15 MHZ |
| IEC 61161:2013 | Ultrasonics - Power measurement - Radiation force balances and performance requirements |
| IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance |
| EN 61157:2007/A1:2013 | STANDARD MEANS FOR THE REPORTING OF THE ACOUSTIC OUTPUT OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT (IEC 61157:2007/A1:2013) |
| IEC TR 60854:1986 | Methods of measuring the performance of ultrasonic pulse-echo diagnostic equipment |
| EN 61161:2013 | Ultrasonics - Power measurement - Radiation force balances and performance requirements |
| IEC 61101:1991 | The absolute calibration of hydrophones using the planar scanning technique in the frequency range 0.5 MHz to 15 MHz |
| IEC 61157:2007+AMD1:2013 CSV | Standard means for the reporting of the acoustic output of medicaldiagnostic ultrasonic equipment |
| IEC 60866:1987 | Characteristics and calibration of hydrophones for operation in the frequency range 0.5 MHz to 15 MHz |
| EN 61101:1993 | The absolute calibration of hydrophones using the planar scanning technique in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 15 MHz |
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