EN 12470-1:2000+A1:2009

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Unit
5 Types of thermometer
6 Requirements
7 Test methods
8 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) - Suggested types of testing for the
                        requirements of this standard
Annex B (informative) - Advice to be considered for inclusion
                        in the instruction leaflet accompanying
                        mercury-in-glass thermometers
Annex C (informative) - Bibliography
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
                         Standard and the Essential Requirements
                         of EU Directive 93/42/EEC
Annex ZB (informative) - A-deviations

This Part of EN 12470 specifies performance requirements and test methods for clinical liquid-in-glass thermometers with maximum device and applies only to thermometers filled with metallic liquid.NOTE 1Note that in some European countries the use of mercury is prohibited in clinical thermometers.NOTE 2Substances other than metallic liquids can be used in the manufacturing of liquid-in-glass thermometers. No reference is made to these in this European standard because there is no experience of clinical thermometers which use other substances.This European Standard does not apply to clinical thermometers designed for special applications (e.g. thermometers for premature babies, ovulation thermometers) which, owing to their measurement range, scale interval or maximum permissible error, fall outside the scope of this standard.