• ANSI/AAMI/IEC 60601-1-8:2006/A2:2021

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    MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 1-8: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - COLLATERAL STANDARD: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, TESTS AND GUIDANCE FOR ALARM SYSTEMS IN MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

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    Superseded date:  06-04-2014

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    Published date:  01-01-2012

    Publisher:  Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

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    Glossary of equivalent standards
    Committee representation
    Background of ANSI/AAMI adoption of
    IEC 60601-1-8:2006 & A1:2012
    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION TO THE AMENDMENT
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope, object and related standards
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements
    5 ME EQUIPMENT identification marking and documents
    6 ALARM SYSTEMS
    Annex A (informative) - General guidance and rationale
    Annex B (informative) - Guide to marking and labelling
            requirements for ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS
    Annex C (normative) - Symbols on marking
    ANNEX D (informative) - Guidance for auditory ALARM SIGNALS
    ANNEX E (informative) - Verbal ALARM SIGNALS
    ANNEX F (normative) - Reserved melodies for ALARM SIGNALS
    Bibliography
    Index of defined terms used in this collateral standard

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    Pertains to the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT and MEDICAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS.

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    Committee JWG
    Development Note New child AMD 2 2021 is added.
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note New child AMD 2 2021 is added.
    Publisher Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    AAMI TIR71 : 2017 GUIDANCE FOR LOGGING OF ALARM SYSTEM DATA
    AAMI TIR72 : 2017 DIALYSIS FLUID CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    AAMI HE48 : 1993 HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING GUIDELINES AND PREFERRED PRACTICES FOR THE DESIGN OF MEDICAL DEVICES
    ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
    IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance
    AAMI EC57 : 2012 TESTING AND REPORTING PERFORMANCE RESULTS OF CARDIAC RHYTHM AND ST SEGMENT MEASUREMENT ALGORITHMS
    IEC TR 60513:1994 Fundamental aspects of safety standards for medical electrical equipment
    IEC 62366:2007+AMD1:2014 CSV Medical devices - Application of usability engineering to medical devices
    ISO 11429:1996 Ergonomics System of auditory and visual danger and information signals
    ISO 11428:1996 Ergonomics Visual danger signals General requirements, design and testing
    ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices Application of risk management to medical devices
    ISO 7000:2014 Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols
    ISO 9703-2:1994 Anaesthesia and respiratory care alarm signals — Part 2: Auditory alarm signals
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