Where can I download the EN 980:2008 Medical Device IFU Symbols?

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clinton4

Hi,

Does anybody know where i can download the 980:2008 symbols?
 

Pads38

Moderator
As bio_subbu says it is copyright so has to be paid for.

But if you were asking for symbols in a downloadable form then ISO 7000 is supplied as a database of symbols in various formats (dwg, eps etc.). ISO 7000 is the top level symbols standard and has many (but not all) the medical ones included. Available from the same places as already identified.
 
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gertg

I am the seller of the product mentioned in the link above. Just a drop note to let you know that this product has been upgraded and our range of product also includes other standards as well as EN 15223-1 fonts and bitmaps.

Gert Gremmen /ce-test bv
 

Ronen E

Problem Solver
Moderator
Hi Clinton,

Just a note to inform you that EN ISO 15223-1:2012 will replace EN 980:2008, where the latter will be withdrawn end of this month (31-Jan-13).

Cheers :)

Hi,

Can you please specify the source for the above statements?

As of today EN ISO 15223-1:2012 is not harmonised under the MDD.

Thanks!
 
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gertg

Indeed, everywhere but in the European Community EN 980:2008 will be replaced by EN15223-1:2012.
For the moment the EN 980 is the only symbol standard listed in the OJ under the MDD. But i would not be surprised if that changes very soon.

Gert Gremmen
ce-test bv / The Netherlands
 

Ronen E

Problem Solver
Moderator
everywhere but in the European Community EN 980:2008 will be replaced by EN15223-1:2012.

What do you mean?...

Do EN standards have any binding authority outside the EC?

Further, I understand that EN 15223-1:2012 is an enhancement of EN 980:2008, but for it to literally replace it, EN 980:2008 has to be withdrawn - isn't it so? Do you have an official reference to a withdrawal date?

Thanks!
 
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gertg

It seems i cannot write any standard without thinking EN: Please
read ISO 15223-1 for the rest of the world ; in Europe EN ISO 15223-1 to be exact.

The EN ISO 15223-1:2012 says itself (!?!) that it will replace EN 980:2008.

Of course CENELEC as publisher (read printer/seller) has no authority in that, because it is the OJ publication of Harmonised Standards that is authoritive. So ignore this statement (within Europe) and look at the published list of Harmonised Standards for the MDD.
The current publication is found here <..elsmar forum removed link> and mentions EN 980:2008. But it is easy to find using our cetest.nl site.
There are a few differences between EN 980 and EN 15223-1:2012 and the previous EN 15223-1:
Every symbol (YES!) has been (very) slightly modified (i know, as i have them all redrawn for our 2012 font/bitmap version), but some of the EN 980 symbols that were missing before have been introduced in the 15223-1:2012.
There are more symbols in the new standard as before.

Unfortunately i cannot list them here without breaching the standard copyright.

And as i said before: the OJ publication will probably soon list the EN ISO 15223-1:2012 version.
 
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