UNE-EN ISO 80601-2-55:2018

IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012, 1.1 is replaced by:

This document specifies particular requirements for the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE o f a

RESPIRATORY GAS MONITOR (RGM), hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT, intended for CONTINUOUS OPERATION for

use with a PATIENT.

This document specifies requirements for

anaesthetic gas monitoring,

carbon dioxide monitoring, and

oxygen monitoring.

NOTE 1 An RGM can be either stand-alone ME EQUIPMENT or integrated into other equipment, e.g. an anaesthetic

workstation or a ventilator.

This document is not applicable to an RGM intended for use with flammable anaesthetic agents.

If a clause or subclause is specifically intended to be applicable to ME EQUIPMENT only or to ME SYSTEMS only,

the title and content of that clause or subclause will say so. If that is not the case, the clause or subclause

applies both to ME EQUIPMENT and to ME SYSTEMS, as relevant.

HAZARDS inherent in the intended physiological function of ME EQUIPMENT or ME SYSTEMS within the scope of

this document are not covered by specific requirements in this document except in

IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012, 7.2.13 and 8.4.1.

NOTE 2 Additional information can be found in IEC 60601 1:2005+AMD1:2012, 4.2.