GE HEALTHCAREDRAFT VOLUSON® P8 / VOLUSON® P6
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EVISION 6 DRAFT (JANUARY 17, 2013)  PROPRIETARY SERVICE MANUAL
Chapter 10 - Care & Maintenance 10-15
10-8-2 GEHC Leakage Current Limits for Voluson® P8 / Voluson® P6
The following limits are summarized for IEC60601-1 standard including national deviations and IEC 
62353 Medical Electrical Equipment - Recurrent test and test after repair of medical electrical 
equipment. 
Measurement limits per IEC60601-1 standard including national deviations. 
 
Table 10-17   Type CF Patient Leakage Limits - ECG leads
Table 10-14   Enclosure Leakage Current Limits -Accessible Surfaces not protectively earthed
Conditions
Country
USA Others
Close Protective earth and close neutral with normal polarity 0.1 mA* 0.1 mA***
Close Protective earth and close neutral with reverse polarity 0.1 mA* 0.1 mA***
Open Protective earth and close neutral with normal polarity 0.3 mA** 0.5 mA***
Open Protective earth and close neutral with reverse polarity 0.3 mA** 0.5 mA***
Open neutral and close Protective earth with normal polarity 0.5 mA* 0.5 mA***
Open neutral and close Protective earth with reverse polarity 0.5 mA* 0.5 mA***
Table 10-15   Earth Leakage Current Limits
Conditions
Country
USA Others
Close Protective earth and close neutral with normal polarity 0.3 mA** 0.5 mA***
Close Protective earth and close neutral with reverse polarity 0.3 mA** 0.5 mA***
Open neutral and close Protective earth with normal polarity 1 mA* 1 mA***
Open neutral and close Protective earth with reverse polarity 1 mA* 1 mA***
Table 10-16   Type BF Patient Leakage Limits - Non-Conductive Surface
Conditions
Country
USA Others
Close Protective earth and close neutral with normal polarity 0.1 mA* 0.1 mA***
Close Protective earth and close neutral with reverse polarity 0.1 mA* 0.1 mA***
Open Protective earth and close neutral with normal polarity 0.5 mA* 0.5 mA***
Open Protective earth and close neutral with reverse polarity 0.5 mA* 0.5 mA***
Open neutral and close Protective earth with normal polarity 0.5 mA* 0.5 mA***
Open neutral and close Protective earth with reverse polarity 0.5 mA* 0.5 mA***
Conditions
Country
USA Others
Close Protective earth and close neutral with normal polarity 0.01 mA* 0.01 mA***