BS EN ISO 18778:2009 Respiratory equipment. Infant monitors. Particular requirements
BS EN ISO 18778 specifies requirements for the safety and essential performance of monitors used to detect apparent life-threatening events1) in sleeping or resting children under three years of age.
BS EN ISO 18778 applies to devices used in home care applications. These monitors are generally used without continual professional supervision. BS EN ISO 18778 also applies to the accessories, e.g. probes and cables necessary to apply the monitor to the patient.
BS EN ISO 18778 does not apply to monitors intended for use in health care facilities/institutions. The requirements of BS EN ISO 18778, which replace or modify the requirements of IEC 60601-1:1988 and its Amendments 1 (1991) and 2 (1995), are intended to take precedence over the corresponding general requirements.
Contents of BS EN ISO 18778:
Foreword
Introduction
Scope
Normative references
Terms and definitions
General requirements and general requirements for tests
ClassificationIdentification, marking and documents
Power input
Basic safety categories
Removable protective means
Environmental conditions
Not used
Not used
General
Requirements related to classification
Limitation of voltage and/or energy
Enclosures and protective covers
Separation
Protective earthing, functional earthing and potential equalization
Continuous leakage currents and patient auxiliary currents
Dielectric strength
Mechanical strength
Moving parts
Surfaces, corners and edges
Stability in normal use
Expelled parts
Vibration and noise
Pneumatic and hydraulic power
Suspended masses