/ INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
Technical Committee Nº 62: Electrical Equipment in Medical Practice
Subcommittee 62A: Common Aspects of Electrical Equipment Used in Medical Practice

JWG9: Medical electrical equipment and systems using robotic technology

Task:Develop general requirements and guidance related to the safety of medical electrical equipment and systems that utilize robotic technology. (i.e., medical robots).The work would encompass medical applications (including aids for the disabled) covering invasive and non-invasive procedures such as surgery, rehabilitation therapy, imaging and other robots for medical diagnosis and treatment.
Convener:Gurvinder Singh Virk, CLAWAR Association Ltd, 20 Victoria Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, Email: , Tel: +46 705 406425.
Membership of IEC/SC 62A – ISO/TC 184/SC 2 Joint Working Group 9
# / Name, Address / Email, Phone, Fax, etc / NC/MB
1 / Canada: Mr. Peter Kim, VP & Surgeon-in-Chief
The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20010 / Email:
Tel: +1 202-476-1243 / ISO-CA
2 / France: Mr. Michel Parent, IMARA - INRIA
Domaine de Voluceau – Rocquencourt
B.P. 105-78153 Le Chesney Cedex, France / Email:
Tel: +33 1 3963 5593 / ISO-FR
3 / Germany: Ms. Corneila Beck
KUKA Laboratories GmbH, Research & Development (R-12), Zugspitzstraße 140
D-86165 Augsburg, Germany / Email: / ISO-DE
4 / Germany: Mr. Michael Bernhart
MAQUET GmbH&Co. KG, Kehler Strasse 31, D-76437 Rastatt, Germany / Email:
Tel: +49 7222 932 704 / IEC-DE
5 / Germany:Michael Bluemel
Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector
Imaging & Therapy Division
H IM PT OP SD DA, Hofmannstr. 26
91052 Erlangen, Germany / Email: Tel.: +49 (9131) 84-5224
Fax: +49 (9131) 84-2300 / IEC-DE
6 / Germany: Mr. Sascha Kolb
KUKA Laboratories GmbH, Research & Development, Zugspitzstraße 140
D-86165 Augsburg, Germany / Email:
Tel: +49 821 797 3654 / ISO-DE
7 / Germany: Mr. Wolfgang Leetz
Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Abt. H QT ST, Henkestrasse 127, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany / Email:
Tel: +49 9131 84 7675 / IEC-DE
8 / Germany: Mr. Tim Lueth
Technische Universtaet Muenchen
Lehrstuhl fuer Mikrotechnik und Medizingeraetetechnik, Boltzmannstrasse 15, D-85748 Garching, Germany / Email:
Tel: +49 89 289 15190 / IEC-DE
9 / Germany: Mr. Joerg Raczkowsky
Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
Head of Medical Robotics Group, Englert-Bunte-Ring 8, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany / Email:
Tel: +49 721 608 44052 / IEC-DE
10 / Germany: Mr Stefan Sagert
DIN NAM c/o VDMA, Lyoner Straße 18
D-60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany / Email: :
Tel: +49 69 6603 1533 / ISO-DE
11 / Gemany: Dr. Uwe Wagner
Siemens AG,Healthcare Sector, Imaging & Therapy Systems, Angiography & Interventional X-Ray Systems, H IM AX QM, Siemensstr. 1, 91301 Forchheim, Germany / Email: Tel.: +49 9191 189 547
Mobile: +49 173 976 4114 / IEC-DE
12 / Italy: Giancarlo Ferrigno
NeuroEngineering and Medcial Robotics Lab
Bioenegineering Department
Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32
I-20133 Milano (MI), Italy / Email:
Tel: +39 02 2399 3371
Fax: +39 02 2399 9003 / ISO-IT
13 / Italy: Paolo Fiorini
Universita’di Verona
Dip. Di Informatica
Strada Le Grazie 15
I-37134 Verona (VR), Italy / Email:
Tel: +39 045 802 7963
Fax: +39 045 802 7068 / ISO-IT
14 / Japan: Mr. Kiyoyuki Chinzei
Surgical Assist Technology Group, Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Post 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8564 Japan / Email:
Tel: +81 29 861 7120
Fax: +81 29 861 7865 / ISO-JP
15 / Japan: Mr. Yasuhiro Ota
Production Eng - Advanced Engineering, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, 25 Atlantic Avenue, Erlanger, KY 41018, USA / Email:
Tel: +1 859 372 2836 / ISO-JP
16 / Japan: Mr Ichiro Sakuma
University of Tokyo
7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
113-8656 Tokyo, Japan / Email:
Tel: +81 3 5841 7481
Fax: +81 3 5841 6481
Mob: +81 90 7220 8988 / IEC-JP
17 / Korea: Mr. Kwan-woong Gwak
Sejong University, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, #98 Kunja-dong, Kwangjin-gu, Seoul, 143-744 South Korea / Email:
Tel:+82 2 3408 3785
Mob: +82 10 4373 5567 / ISO-KR
18 / Korea: Mr. Kay Kim
NT Research inc. Byucksan Digital Valley 5th,Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-Gu, Seoul, South Korea / Email: / ISO-KR
19 / Korea: Mr. Jeon-Il Moon
Daegu-Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea / Email:
Tel: +82 10 8158 3282
Mob: +82 53 785 4600 / ISO-KR
20 / Korea: Mr. Seungbin Moon
Sejong University, Dept. of Computer Eng.
98 Kunja-Dong Kwangjin-Gu, Seoul, 143-747, South Korea / Email:
Tel: +82 23 408 3243 / ISO-KR
21 / Netherlands: Mr. Martijn Opheij
Philips Healthcare / Email:
Tel: +31 4027 69373 / IEC-NL
22 / Romania: Mr. Horia-Stefan Berca / Email: / ISO-RO
23 / Romania: Mr. Florin Neacsu / Email: / ISO-RO
24 / Sweden: Mr. Mattias Lafvas
SIS, Swedish Standards Institute
Postal address: SE-118 80 Stockholm, Sweden / Email:
Tel: +46 8 5555 2113 / ISO-SE
25 / Switzerland: Mr. Thomas Andreas Jakob
Varian Medical Systems Imaging Lab GmbH
Täfernstrasse 7, CH-5405 Baden-Dättwil
Switzerland / Email:
tel: +41 56 20 30 743
Fax: +41 56 20 30 405 / IEC-CH
26 / Switzerland: Mr. Burkhard Zimmermann
Hocoma AG, Industriestrasse 4b
CH-8604 Volketswil, Switzerland /
Tel: +41 43 444 22 00
Fax: +41 43 444 22 01 / IEC-CH
ISO-CH
27 / UK: Mr. Milan Bates
Associate Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Bristol University Hospital, Bristol Heart Institute; Level 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary; Bristol BS2 8HW, UK / Email:
Tel: +44 117 342 6583 / ISO-UK
28 / UK: Ms. Sanja Dogramadzi
Faculty of Computer Science, Eng and Mathematics, Frenchay Campus, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK / Email:
Tel: / ISO-UK
29 / UK: Mr. Chris Harper
Avian Technologies Ltd, 28 Dumaine Avenue; Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8XH, UK /
Tel: +44 117 923 6863 / ISO-UK
30 / UK: Mr. Firas Jamil
Spinal Injuries Centre, Pinderfield Hospital
Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 4DG, UK / Email:
Tel: +44 1924 212273 / ISO-UK
31 / UK:Mr. John Stevens*
42 Chiswick Quay, London W4 3UR, UK / Email:
Tel: +44 208 995 1222 / ISO-UK
32 / UK:Mr. Osman Tokhi
Dept. Automatic Control & Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK / Email:
Tel: +44 114 222 5617 / ISO-UK
33 / UK: Mr. Saeed Zahedi
Chas A Blatchford & Sons Ltd, Lister Rd, Basingstoke, RG22 4AH, UK / Email:
Tel: +44 1256 316604 / ISO-UK
34 / USA: Mr. Abul Azad
Dept of Technology, Still Gym 203, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA / Email:
Tel: +1 815 753 0386 / ISO-US
35 / USA: Mr. Roger Bostelman
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Intelligent Systems Division, 100 Bureau Drive, MS-8230, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA / Email:
Tel: +1 301 975 3426 / ISO-US
36 / USA: Mr. Julian Goldman
Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, RSL-120, Boston, MA 02139, USA / Email:
Tel: +1 617 395 5692 / ISO-US
37 / USA: Mr. Frank O’Brien
O'Brien Compliance Management, LLC, 73 Princeton St, Ste 302, North Chelmsford, MA, 01863, USA / Email:
Tel: +1-978-970-0525
Fax: +1978-970-0526 / IEC-US
38 / USA: Mrs Karen Lohmann Siegel
FDA/CDRH/OSEL
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring
Maryland,(MD), USA / Email:
Tel: +1 301 796 0653
Fax: +1 301 796 9929 / IES-US
39 / USA: Mr. Mike Yramategui
Intuitive Surgical, 1266 Kifer Road, Building 101, Sunnyvale CA 94086, USA / Email:
Tel:+1 408 523 2145 / ISO-US
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Secretariat/ Liasions

# / Name, Address / Email, Phone, Fax, etc / NC/MB
1 / Charles Sidebottom /
Tel: +1763 505 2599 / IEC
2 / Mattias Lafvas (Secretary, ISO/TC 184/SC 2 Robots and robotic devices)
SIS, Swedish Standards Institute, Sankt Paulsgatan 6, SE-118 80 Stockholm, Sweden / Email:
Tel: +46 8 555 521 13
Fax: +46 8 555 520 07
Mob: +46 70 669 56 96 / ISO
3 / Elisabeth Wiksen (Project Assistant)
Swedish Standards Institute, Sankt Paulsgatan 6, SE-118 80 Stockholm, Sweden / Email;
Tel: +46 8 555 521 17
Fax: +46 8 555 520 07 / ISO
4 / Philippa Younas (Programme Manager)
Standards Development - Materials and Healthcare Sector, BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4AL, UK / Email;
Tel: +44 20 8996 7239
Fax: +44 20 8996 7143 / BSI
5 / Ben Sheridan
BSI / Email: / BSI
6 / Norbert Bischof
Siemens AG, Abt. H QT STA & TE STC
Henkestr. 127
91052 Erlangen, Germany / Email:
Tel: +49 9131 84 8113
Fax: +49 9131 84 128113
Mob: +49 152 22 642751 / IEC TC62
7 / J Lewelling / ISO TC198
8 / N Martell / ISO TC106
9 / OF-Meijer / ISO TC173
10 / J Hedley-Whyte / / ISO TC121
11 / H Woerde / ISO TC76
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