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ISO 8549-2:2023

Prosthetics and orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 2: Terms relating to external limb prostheses ISO 8549-2:2023

General information

60.60 Standard published   Oct 19, 2023

ISO

ISO/TC 168 Prosthetics and orthotics

International Standard

11.040.40   Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics | 01.040.11   Health care technology (Vocabularies)

Scope

This document defines terms used to describe external limb prostheses.
The terms related to the amputation level used to in this document are described in ISO 8549‑4.
The types of component used in the construction of prostheses are classified and described in ISO 13405‑1, ISO 13405‑2 and ISO 13405‑3.
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviated term ‘prosthetics’ and its derivatives only apply to external limb prosthetics.

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
ISO 8549-2:2020

NOW

PUBLISHED
ISO 8549-2:2023
60.60 Standard published
Oct 19, 2023