scope:

The scope of this Technical Report is to provide a quick overview over the requirements and tests of IEC 60601-2-66 in combination with the applicable sections of the general standard and collateral standards. It is intended to assist various groups involved in the product lifecycles process - like designers and suppliers - to get a quick overview over the basic requirements without studying all involved standard documents in detail. The table includes not all but just the more common requirements and tests. It is crucial to understand that the summary in this document can not serve as an input for a product requirement specification or as a test plan without resulting to the standard document it self. This Technical Report alone cannot be used to establish or assess compliance to the standard. The table does not preclude the user from reading the referenced standards in their entirety for a thorough knowledge of the basic safety of hearing instruments and hearing instrument systems.