Hi Phil, All, IPC LF Listservers,

<Gee, my understanding was the RoHS exemption for medical was only for
implantable devices like pace makers.  At least that is what the
"experts" were saying over a year ago.
<
<Phil >

Yes we have discussed this, yet only a little.

Category 8 and 9 (Medical and Monitoring) to the best of my knowledge are
still being worked in committee and by TAC. They are difficult categories
which is why I believe they were excluded in RoHS yet like ALL things are
up for review periodically.

Category 8 strives to separate implantable and infected devices from other
devices. My guess, without proof years ago, was that another directive
covered technology that could be contaminated by the human or even animal
bodies.

Yours in Engineering, Dave
YiEngr, MA/NY DDave

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