ISO - 8549-2
Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 2: Terms relating to external limb prostheses
| Organization: | ISO |
| Publication Date: | 1 October 2023 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| ICS Code (Health care technology (Vocabularies)): | 01.040.11 |
| ICS Code (Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics): | 11.040.40 |
scope:
This document defines terms used to describe external limb prostheses.
The terms related to the amputation level used to in this document are described in ISO 8549-4.
The types of component used in the construction of prostheses are classified and described in ISO 13405-1, ISO 13405-2 and ISO 13405-3.
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviated term 'prosthetics' and its derivatives only apply to external limb prosthetics.
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