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BS EN ISO 80601-2-12:2020

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Medical electrical equipment – Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of critical care ventilators

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BSI 2020 154
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Clause 1 of the general standard applies, except as follows:

NOTE The general standard is IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012.

201.1.1 * Scope

Replacement:

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 an environment that provides specialized care for patients whose conditions can be life-threatening and who can require comprehensive care and constant monitoring in a professional healthcare facility;

    NOTE 1 For the purposes of this document, such an environment is referred to as a critical care environment. Ventilators for this environment are considered life-sustaining.

    NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, such a ventilator can provide transport within a professional healthcare facility (i.e. be a transit-operable ventilator).

    NOTE 3 A critical care ventilator intended for use in transport within a professional healthcare facility is not considered as an emergency medical services environment ventilator.

  • intended to be operated by a healthcare professional operator; and

  • intended for those patients who need differing levels of support from artificial ventilation including for ventilator-dependent patients.

A critical care ventilator is not considered to utilize a physiologic closed-loop-control system unless it uses a physiological patient variable to adjust the ventilation therapy settings.

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.

NOTE 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, 7.2.13 and 8.4.1.

NOTE 5 Additional information can be found in IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012, 4.2.

This document is not applicable to ME equipment or an ME system operating in a ventilator-operational mode solely intended for patients who are not dependent on artificial ventilation.

NOTE 6 A critical care ventilator, when operating in such a ventilator-operational mode, is not considered life-sustaining.

This document is not applicable to ME equipment that is intended solely to augment the ventilation of spontaneously breathing patients within a professional healthcare facility.

This document does not specify the requirements for:

  • ventilators or accessories intended for anaesthetic applications, which are given in ISO 80601-2-13[2];

  • ventilators or accessories intended for the emergency medical services environment, which are given in ISO 80601-2-84[3], the future replacement for ISO 10651-3[4];

  • ventilators or accessories intended for ventilator-dependent patients in the home healthcare environment, which are given in ISO 80601-2-72:2015[5];

  • ventilators or accessories intended for home-care ventilatory support devices, which are given in ISO 80601-2-79:2018[6] and ISO 80601-2-80:2018[7]1;

  • obstructive sleep apnoea therapy ME equipment, which are given in ISO 80601-2-70[9];

  • continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ME equipment;

  • high-frequency jet ventilators (HFJVs) and high-frequency oscillatory ventilators (HFOVs), which are given in ISO 80601-2-87[63];

    NOTE 7 A critical care ventilator can incorporate high-frequency jet or high-frequency oscillatory ventilator-operational modes.

  • oxygen therapy constant flow ME equipment; and

  • cuirass or “iron-lung” ventilation equipment.

201.1.2 Object

Replacement:

The object of this document is to establish basic safety and essential performance requirements for a ventilator and its accessories.

Accessories are included because the combination of the ventilator and the accessories needs to be adequately safe. Accessories can have a significant impact on the basic safety or essential performance of a ventilator.

NOTE 1 This document has been prepared to address the relevant essential principles ofsafety and performance of ISO 16142-1:2016 as indicated in Annex CC.

NOTE 2 This document has been prepared to address the relevant general safety and performance requirements of European regulation (EU) 2017/745 as indicated in Annex DD.

201.1.3 Collateral standards

Amendment (add after existing text):

This document refers to those applicable collateral standards that are listed in Clause 2 of the general standard and in 201.2 of this document.

IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1-6 and IEC 60601-1-8 apply as modified in Clauses 202, 206 and 208 respectively. IEC 60601-1-3[12], IEC 60601-1-9[13], IEC 60601-1-11 and IEC 60601-1-12 do not apply. All other published collateral standards in the IEC 60601-1 series apply as published.

201.1.4 Particular standards

Replacement:

In the IEC 60601 series, particular standards may modify, replace or delete requirements contained in the general standard, including the collateral standards, as appropriate for the particular ME equipment under consideration, and may add other basic safety or essential performance requirements.

A requirement of a particular standard takes priority over IEC 60601-1:2005 or the collateral standards.

For brevity, IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 is referred to in this particular document as the general standard. Collateral standards are referred to by their document number.

The numbering of clauses and subclauses of this document corresponds to those of the general standard with the prefix “201” (e.g. 201.1 in this document addresses the content of Clause 1 of the general standard) or applicable collateral standard with the prefix “2xx” where xx is the final digits of the collateral standard document number (e.g. 202.4 in this document addresses the content of Clause 4 of the IEC 60601-1-2 collateral standard, 208.4 in this document addresses the content of Clause 4 of the IEC 60601-1-8 collateral standard, etc.). The changes to the text of the general standard are specified by the use of the following words:

“Replacement” means that the clause or subclause of IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 or the applicable collateral standard is replaced completely by the text of this document.

“Addition” means that the text of this document is additional to the requirements of IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 or the applicable collateral standard.

“Amendment” means that the clause or subclause of IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 or the applicable collateral standard is amended as indicated by the text of this document.

Subclauses, figures or tables that are additional to those of the general standard are numbered starting from 201.101. However, due to the fact that definitions in the general standard are numbered 3.1 through 3.147, additional definitions in this document are numbered beginning from 201.3.201. Additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc., and additional items aa), bb), etc.

Subclauses or figures that are additional to those of a collateral standard are numbered starting from 20x, where “x” is the number of the collateral standard, e.g. 202 for IEC 60601-1-2, 203 for IEC 60601-1-3[12], etc.

The term “this document” is used to make reference to the general standard, any applicable collateral standards and this particular document taken together.

Where there is no corresponding clause or subclause in this document, the clause or subclause of IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 or the applicable collateral standard, although possibly not relevant, applies without modification; where it is intended that any part of IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 or the applicable collateral standard, although possibly relevant, is not to be applied, a statement to that effect is given in this particular document.

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2 undefined
5 European foreword
Endorsement notice
15 201. 1 Scope, object and related standards
201. 1.1 * Scope
16 201. 1.2 Object
17 201. 1.3 Collateral standards
201. 1.4 Particular standards
18 201. 2 Normative references
21 201. 3 Terms and definitions
23 201. 4 General requirements
201. 4.3 Essential performance
201. 4.3.101 * Additional requirements for essential performance
201. 4.4 Additional requirements for expected service life
24 201. 4.6 * ME equipment or ME system parts that contact the patient
201. 4.11.101 * Additional requirements for pressurized gas input
201. 4.11.101.1 Overpressure requirement
201. 4.11.101.2 Compatibility requirement
25 201. 5 General requirements for testing of ME equipment
201. 5.101 Additional requirements for general requirements for testing of ME equipment
201. 5.101.1 Ventilator test conditions
201. 5.101.2 * Gas flowrate and leakage specifications
201. 5.101.3 * Ventilator testing errors
26 201. 6 Classification of ME equipment and ME systems
201. 7 ME equipment identification, marking and documents
201. 7.2.3 * Consult accompanying documents
201. 7.2.4.101 Additional requirements for accessories
201. 7.2.13.101 Additional requirements for physiological effects
201. 7.2.17.101 Additional requirements for protective packaging
27 201. 7.2.18 External gas source
201. 7.2.101 * Additional requirements for marking on the outside of ME equipment or ME equipment parts
28 201. 7.4.3 * Units of measurement
201. 7.9.1 Additional general requirements
201. 7.9.2.1.101 Additional general requirements
29 201. 7.9.2.2.101 * Additional requirements for warnings and safety notices
30 201. 7.9.2.8.101 * Additional requirements for start-up procedure
201. 7.9.2.9.101 * Additional requirements for operating instructions
31 201. 7.9.2.12 Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization
201. 7.9.2.14.101 * Additional requirements for accessories, supplementary equipment, used material
32 201. 7.9.2.16.101 * Additional requirements for reference to the technical description
201. 7.9.3.1.101 * Additional general requirements
201. 7.9.3.101 Additional requirements for the technical description
33 201. 8 Protection against electrical hazards from ME equipment
201. 9 Protection against mechanical hazards of ME equipment and ME systems
201. 9.6.2.1.101 * Additional requirements for audible acoustic energy
34 201. 9.101 * Additional requirements for suction procedures
37 201. 10 Protection against unwanted and excessive radiation hazards
201. 11 Protection against excessive temperatures and other hazards
201. 11.1.2.2 * Applied parts not intended to supply heat to a patient
201. 11.6.5.101 * Additional requirements for ingress of water or particulate matter into ME equipment or ME system
38 201. 11.6.6 * Cleaning and disinfection of ME equipment or ME system
201. 11.6.7 Sterilization of ME equipment or ME system
201. 11.7 Biocompatibility of ME equipment and ME systems
39 201. 11.8.101 * Additional requirements for interruption of the power supply/supply mains to ME equipment
41 201. 12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection against hazardous outputs
201. 12.1 * Accuracy of controls and instruments
201. 12.1.101 * Volume-control inflation-type
45 201. 12.1.102 * Pressure-control inflation-type
48 201. 12.1.103 Other inflation-types
49 201. 12.1.104 * Inspiratory volume monitoring
201. 12.1.105 * Response of the ventilator to an increase in set O2 concentration
51 201. 12.4 Protection against hazardous output
201. 12.4.101 Oxygen monitor
52 201. 12.4.102 * Measurement of airway pressure
53 201. 12.4.103 * Measurement of expired volume and low volume alarm conditions
201. 12.4.103.1 Ventilators intended to provide a tidal volume >50 ml
54 201. 12.4.103.2 Ventilators intended to provide a tidal volume ≤50 ml
55 201. 12.4.104 * Expiratory end-tidal CO2 monitoring equipment
56 201. 12.4.105 * Maximum limited pressure protection device
201. 12.4.106 * High airway pressure alarm condition and protection device
57 201. 12.4.107 PEEP alarm conditions
58 201. 12.4.108 * Obstruction alarm condition
59 201. 12.4.109 * Disconnection alarm condition
201. 12.4.110 Protection against inadvertent setting of high airway pressure
201. 12.101 * Protection against accidental or unintentional adjustments
60 201. 13 Hazardous situations and fault conditions for ME equipment
201. 13.2.101 * Additional specific single fault conditions
201. 13.2.102 * Failure of one gas supply to a ventilator
61 201. 13.2.103 * Independence of ventilation control function and related risk control measures
201. 13.2.104 * Failure of functional connection to a ventilator control or monitoring means
201. 14 Programmable electrical medical systems (PEMS)
62 201. 14.101 Software life cycle
201. 15 Construction of ME equipment
201. 15.3.5.101 Additional requirements for rough handling
201. 15.3.5.101.1 * Shock and vibration (robustness)
63 201. 15.3.5.101.2 * Shock and vibration for a transit-operable ventilator during operation
65 201. 15.4.1 Construction of connectors
201. 15.101 Mode of operation
201. 15.102 Delivered oxygen concentration
201. 15.103 Accessory self-check
66 201. 16 ME systems
201. 16.1.101 Additional general requirements for ME systems
201. 16.2.101 * Additional general requirements for accompanying documents of an ME system
201. 17 Electromagnetic compatibility of ME equipment and ME systems
201. 101 Gas connections
201. 101.1 * Protection against reverse gas leakage
67 201. 101.2 Connection to a high-pressure input port
201. 101.2.1 Connector
201. 101.2.2 * Filter
201. 101.3 VBS connectors
201. 101.3.1 * General
201. 101.3.2 Other named ports
201. 101.3.2.1 Patient-connection port
68 201. 101.3.2.2 Gas output port and gas return port
201. 101.3.2.3 Emergency intake port
201. 101.3.2.4 Flow-direction-sensitive components
201. 101.3.2.5 * Accessory port
69 201. 101.3.2.6 Gas exhaust port
201. 101.3.2.7 Temperature sensor port
201. 102 Requirements for the VBS and accessories
201. 102.1 * General
201. 102.2 Labelling
201. 102.3 Breathing tubes
70 201. 102.4 * Water vapour management
201. 102.4.1 Humidification system
201. 102.4.2 Heat and moisture exchanger (HME)
201. 102.6 Breathing system filters
201. 102.7 Ventilator breathing systems
201. 102.7.1 * Leakage from complete VBS
71 201. 102.7.2 * Non-invasive ventilation
201. 103 * Spontaneous breathing during loss of power supply
201. 104 * Indication of duration of operation
72 201. 105 Functional connection
201. 105.1 General
201. 105.2 * Connection to an electronic health record
201. 105.3 * Connection to a distributed alarm system
201. 105.4 Connection for remote control
201. 106 Display loops
201. 106.1 Pressure-volume loops
73 201. 106.2 Flow-volume loops
201. 107 * Timed ventilatory pause
201. 107.1 Expiratory pause
74 201. 107.2 Inspiratory pause
75 202 Electromagnetic disturbances — Requirements and tests
202.4.3.1 * Compliance criteria
202.5.2.2.1 Requirements applicable to all ME equipment and ME systems
202.8.1.101 * Additional general requirements
76 206 Usability
206.101 Primary operating functions
77 206.102 * Training
78 208 General requirements, tests and guidance for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems
208.6.3.2.2.2.101 Additional requirements for 1 m (operator’s position) visual alarm signals and information signals
208.6.8.3.101 Additional requirements for global indefinite alarm signal inactivation states
208.6.8.4.101 * Additional requirements for termination of alarm signal inactivation
208.6.12.101 * Additional requirements for alarm system logging
80 Annex C (informative) Guide to marking and labelling requirements for ME equipment and ME systems
201.C.101 Marking on the outside of ME equipment, ME systems or their parts
81 201.C.102 Accompanying documents, general
201.C.103 Accompanying documents, instructions for use
84 201.C.104 Accompanying documents, technical description
85 Annex D (informative) Symbols on marking
89 Annex AA (informative) Particular guidance and rationale
AA.1 General guidance
AA.2 Rationale for particular clauses and subclauses
128 Annex BB (informative) Data interfaces
BB.1 Background and purpose
129 BB.2 Data definition
137 Annex CC (informative) Reference to the essential principles
140 Annex DD (informative) Reference to the general safety and performance requirements
143 Annex EE (informative) Terminology — Alphabetized index of defined terms
148 Bibliography
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