1 Scope
NOTE 1. The device that is commonly referred to as an active implantable medical device may in fact be a single device, a combination of devices, or a combination of a device or devices and one or more accessories. Not all of these parts are required to be either partially or totally implantable, but there is a need to specify some requirements of non-implantable parts and accessories if they could affect the safety or performance of the implantable device.
NOTE 2. The terminology used in this European Standard is intended to be consistent with the terminology of Directive 90/385/EEC.
NOTE 3. In this European Standard, terms printed in small capital letters are used as defined in clause 3. Where a defined term is used as a qualifier in another term, it is not printed in small capital letters unless the concept thus qualified is also defined.