BS EN ISO 80601-2-72:2023 - TC

This standard BS EN ISO 80601-2-72:2023 - TC Tracked Changes. Medical electrical equipment is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.040.10 Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

This document applies to the basic safety and essential performance of a ventilator in combination with its accessories, hereafter referred to as ME equipment: —    intended for use in the home healthcare environment; —    intended for use by a lay operator; and —    intended for those patients who need differing levels of support from artificial ventilation including for ventilator-dependent patients. This document is also applicable to those accessories intended by their manufacturer to be connected to a ventilator breathing system or to a ventilator where the characteristics of those accessories can affect the basic safety or essential performance of the ventilator.