Medical Electrical Equipment and Systems
Overview

Make sure that your medical electrical equipment and systems are ready for the global market with comprehensive testing, inspection, and certification services.
Did you know?
- With $156 billion* in annual sales, the U.S. has the largest medical device market in the world and accounts for 40 percent of the global marketplace.
- The medical device industry employs people in all 50 states and is responsible for almost 2 million jobs in the U.S.
- * Source: http://www.selectusa.gov/medical-technology-industry-united-states


New medical electrical equipment and systems are contributing to more effective disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Today’s rapid pace of healthcare technology innovation means even more lives can be enhanced or saved tomorrow. But certifying the safety, reliability, portability, and security of these new technologies presents significant challenges.
Navigating the path to compliance is critical to business success and global market access for manufacturers of medical devices as well as medical electrical, laboratory, test, and measurement equipment. This path involves testing, inspection, and certification – including electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and cybersecurity. CSA Group has the technical expertise and global reach required to address complex regulatory requirements and help speed new medical products to market.
Major reasons CSA Group is your best choice for meeting the challenge of testing and certifying today’s medical electrical equipment and systems:
- Customer focus: Our experienced staff is committed to working within your deadlines – early in your product development process – to deliver responsive and reliable service and help prevent delays in getting your product to market
- Global reach: No matter where in the world your facilities are located, our local experts will develop a medical device testing and certification program that meets your needs
- Deep expertise: CSA Group offers unparalleled technical expertise in both new and emerging medical technologies, helping to ensure technical consistency across organizations
- Future minded: We respond to more than just today’s medical device testing and certification needs – we anticipate tomorrow’s
- Rapid market penetration: As a global leader healthcare safety testing and certification, CSA Group can help you rapidly get your medical devices into markets around the world
Products Certified

We provide standards, testing, and certification for a wide array of medical electrical equipment and systems.
Medical electrical equipment and systems offer invaluable benefits but can also present great health and privacy risks through flawed design or malfunction. The experts at CSA Group can be trusted to identify
and help resolve risks so you can safely and confidently go to market.
CT Scanners
CSA Group can help assure that your CT Scanners meet regional and global standards for safety so that doctors can base their treatments on clear and valid data.
Incubators
CSA Group has the deep expertise and experience to test and certify incubators that help protect human life at its most vulnerable.
Cardiac defibrillators
Trust CSA Group to test and certify the safe critical functioning of cardiac defibrillators that can save lives across the world.
Operating tables
Take advantage of our industry-leading expertise to have your operating tables certified to meet demanding standards for safety and sanitation.
Lung ventilators
Poor design and production of lung ventilators can contribute to infection transmission and negative or even fatal health outcomes. CSA group has the microelectronics and biotechnology expertise to certify complex products that sustain life at its most fragile.
Guide

Due to advancing technology, and a constant stream of new medical products being developed and entering the medical marketplace, the IEC 60601 series of medical standards exists in an environment of ongoing and rapid change. This guide provides an overview of some of the key changes within these standards.
Your Guide To: IEC 60601-1, 3rd Edition, Amendment 2
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Shop Standards

Access North American and global markets by meeting the right standards for your medical electrical equipment and systems.
Services

Get your medical electrical equipment and systems tested, inspected, and certified for safety, cybersecurity, and global market access
Testing
Transform your innovations into quality products that meet critical requirements with our expert testing services.
Certifications
Launch new products, and boost customer confidence in North America and beyond with our global certification solutions.
Marks & Labels
Get the marks you need for local and global North American market access and enter your target market with confidence.
Value-Added Services
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