NF EN ISO 80601-2-56
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-56 : particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of clinical thermometers for body temperature measurement
ISO 80601-2-56:2009 applies to the basic safety and essential performance of a clinical thermometer in combination with its accessories, referred to as ME equipment. ISO 80601-2-56:2009 specifies the general and technical requirements for electrical clinical thermometers. ISO 80601-2-56:2009 applies to all electrical clinical thermometers that are used for measuring the body temperature of patients. Clinical thermometers can be equipped with interfaces to accommodate secondary indicators, printing equipment, and other auxiliary equipment to create ME systems. ISO 80601-2-56:2009 does not apply to auxiliary equipment.ME equipment that measures a temperature not as a primary purpose, but as a secondary function, is outside the scope of ISO 80601-2-56:2009.Requirements for ME equipment intended to be used for non-invasive human febrile temperature screening of groups of individuals under indoor environmental conditions are given in IEC 80601‑2‑59:2008 and such ME equipment is not covered by ISO 80601-2-56:2009.
ISO 80601-2-56:2009 applies to the basic safety and essential performance of a clinical thermometer in combination with its accessories, referred to as ME equipment. ISO 80601-2-56:2009 specifies the general and technical requirements for electrical clinical thermometers. ISO 80601-2-56:2009 applies to all electrical clinical thermometers that are used for measuring the body temperature of patients.
Clinical thermometers can be equipped with interfaces to accommodate secondary indicators, printing equipment, and other auxiliary equipment to create ME systems. ISO 80601-2-56:2009 does not apply to auxiliary equipment.
ME equipment that measures a temperature not as a primary purpose, but as a secondary function, is outside the scope of ISO 80601-2-56:2009.
Requirements for ME equipment intended to be used for non-invasive human febrile temperature screening of groups of individuals under indoor environmental conditions are given in IEC 80601‑2‑59:2008 and such ME equipment is not covered by ISO 80601-2-56:2009.
Le présent document spécifie les exigences de performance relatives aux thermomètres médicaux électriques compacts avec dispositifs à maximum (à comparaison et à extrapolation).
Le présent document spécifie les exigences métrologiques et techniques auxquelles doivent satisfaire les thermomètres électriques conçus pour les mesurages en continu et s'applique aux dispositifs fonctionnant grâce à une alimentation électrique provenant du secteur ou de sources électriques internes.
Le présent document spécifie les exigences métrologiques et techniques des thermomètres médicaux auriculaires avec dispositif à maximum pour une détermination intermittente de la température du corps humain. Il s'applique aux dispositifs qui, lors du mesurage des températures, sont alimentés par une source d'énergie soit interne soit sur secteur, et qui fournissent une indication de la température du corps humain en mesurant le rayonnement thermique de tout ou partie du conduit auditif. Les dispositifs conçus pour mesurer exclusivement la température de la membrane tympanique sont également couverts par le présent document.
ISO 80601-2-56:2017 applies to the basic safety and essential performance of a clinical thermometer in combination with its accessories, hereafter referred to as me equipment. This document specifies the general and technical requirements for electrical clinical thermometers. This document applies to all electrical clinical thermometers that are used for measuring the body temperature of patients. Clinical thermometers can be equipped with interfaces to accommodate secondary indicators, printing equipment, and other auxiliary equipment to create me systems. This document does not apply to auxiliary equipment. Me equipment that measures a body temperature is inside the scope of this document. ISO 80601-2-56:2017 does not specify the requirements for screening thermographs intended to be used for the individual non-invasive human febrile temperature screening of groups of individual humans under indoor environmental conditions, which are given in IEC 80601‑2‑59[4]. 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+A1:2012, 7.2.13 and 8.4.1. NOTE Additional information can be found in IEC 60601?1:2005+A1:2012, 4.2.
- Avant-proposv
- Introductionvi
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201.1 Domaine d'application, objet et normes associées1
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201.2 Références normatives3
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201.3 Termes et définitions4
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201.4 Exigences générales7
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201.5 Exigences générales pour les essais de l'appareil EM8
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201.6 Classification des appareils EM et systèmes EM8
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201.7 Identification, marquage et documents des appareils EM8
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201.8 Protection contre les DANGERS d'origine électrique des APPAREILS EM10
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201.9 Protection contre les DANGERS d'origine mécanique des APPAREILS EM et systèmes EM11
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201.10 Protection contre les DANGERS dus aux rayonnements involontaires ou excessifs11
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201.11 Protection contre les températures excessives et les autres DANGERS11
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201.12 Exactitude des commandes et des instruments et protection contre les caractéristiques de sortie présentant des DANGERS11
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201.13 SITUATIONS DANGEREUSES et conditions de défaut12
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201.14 SYSTÈMES ÉLECTROMÉDICAUX PROGRAMMABLES (SEMP)12
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201.15 Construction des APPAREILS EM12
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201.16 SYSTÈMES EM12
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201.17 Compatibilité électromagnétique des APPAREILS EM et des SYSTÈMES EM12
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201.101 Exigences de performance de laboratoire12
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201.102 Validation de l'exactitude clinique14
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201.103 Sondes, rallonges de câble de sonde et protections de sondes17
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202 Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 1-2: Exigences générales pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles . Norme collatérale: Compatibilité électromagnétique . Exigences et essais18
- Annexes19
- Annexe C (informative) Guide pour les exigences de marquage et d'étiquetage des appareils EM et systèmes EM20
- Annexe D (informative) Symboles sur le marquage23
- Annexe AA (informative) Lignes directrices particulières et justification25
- Annexe BB (informative) Source de température de référence40
- Annexe CC (informative) Aspects environnementaux42
- Annexe DD (informative) Référence aux principes essentiels de sécurité et de performances des dispositifs médicaux conformes à l'ISO/TR 1614243
- Bibliographie45
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