Symbol Symbol
Title/Reference
Number (if applicable)
Symbol Description Standard/Designation Number (if
applicable)
Caution/5.4.4 Indicates the need for the
user to consult the
instructions for use for
important cautionary
information such as
warnings and precautions
that cannot, for a variety of
reasons, be presented on
the medical device itself
AAMI / ANSI / ISO 15223-1:2012, medical
devices - symbols to be used with medical
devices labels, labeling, and information to
be supplied - part 1: general requirements /
5-91
Prescription Use Only Federal (USA) law restricts
this device to sale by or on
the order of a physician
Use of Symbols in Labeling A Rule by the
Food and Drug Administration on
06/15/2016 81 FR 38911
Wear eye protection This symbol indicates the
need for protective eye
wear.
ANSI Z535.4-2011 - American National
Standard for Product Safety Signs and
Labels Note: Symbol is similar to ANSI
Z535.
Caution hot, surface /
5041
To indicate that the marked
item can be hot and should
not be touched without
taking care
IEC 60417:2002 - Graphical Symbols for
Use on Equipment (Part 1) / 5-102
Exclamation Mark /C.
4.1
Indicates chemical
substance may be any of the
following: irritant, dermal
sensitizer, acutely toxic
(harmful), have narcotic
effects, or cause respiratory
tract irritation.
OSHA Toxic and Hazardous Substances
29 CFR § 1910.1200
Corrosion/C.4.2 Indicates corrosive chemical
substance which produces
tissue destruction, causes
severe skin burns and eye
damage, and materially
damages, or even destroys
metals.
OSHA Toxic and Hazardous Substances
29 CFR § 1910.1200
Caution, risk of electric
shock / W012
To identify equipment, for
example, the welding power
source, that has risk of
electric shock.
ISO 7010 Second edition 2011-06-01 -
Graphical symbols -- Safety colours and
safety signs -- Registered safety signs /
5-116
Warning; Corrosive
substance / W023
To warn of a corrosive
substance
ISO 7010 Second edition 2011-06-01 -
Graphical symbols -- Safety colours and
safety signs -- Registered safety signs /
5-116
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