Stuart, The scope of Part 18 is for a device that uses locally generated RF energy to perform some sort of work. See the definition of ISM in 47 CFR 18.107(c). If your product meets this definition then you must test to Part 18 to market in the US.
If also thinking about the Canadian market, Canada's definition of ISM is similar to Europe's, not the US's (Note the subtle difference between "and" and "or"). See Industry Canada ICES-001. Others have mentioned the importance of other applicable standards such as 47 CFR 68 and UL 2601-1 (includes references to EMC), which your product probably falls under the scope of. Michael Peters -----Original Message----- From: Stuart Lopata [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:39 AM To: emc Subject: classification for part 18 Does a medical device that connects to a blood pressure unit and sends info over the phone lines need to be tested under part 18. I think not, however, it is a medical device. Please comment. Sincerely, Stuart Lopata ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
