Designation:F1850–00StandardSpecificationforParticularRequirementsforAnesthesiaWorkstationsandTheirComponents1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1850;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisspecificationcoversminimumsafetyrequirementsforanANESTHESIAWORKSTATION.ItappliesinadditiontoIECPublication601-1(ed.21988),2hereaftercalledtheGENERALSTANDARD,andtoIEC601-1-1:19922asamended,hereaftercalledtheSYSTEMSSTANDARD.Itisrecognizedthatfromtimetotimeinnovationsanddesignswillappearthatofferadvantagesandyetarenotcoveredbyspecificsafetyrelateddesignorperformanceaspectsofthisspecification;suchinnovationsarenottobediscouraged.Ifthetechniquesandtechnologiesintheseinnovationsadvancebeyondthosedescribedinthisspecification,thentheymustmeetthesafetyobjectivesofthisspecification.Thisspecificationalsodescribesrefereetestmethodsnecessarytoensurecompliancewiththeperformanceandsafetyrequirementsdescribedherein.Whilequalificationtestprocedurestodeterminecompliancearedescribedandspecified,equivalentorsuperiorqualificationtestprocedurestodeterminecompliancewiththerequirementsmaybeused.SECTIONONE—GENERAL1.ScopeThisclauseoftheGENERALSTANDARDapplieswiththefollowingamendment:1.5ThisspecificationpresentsparticularrequirementsforanANESTHESIAWORKSTATIONwhensuppliedasacompleteunit,aswellasparticularrequirementsforindividualdeviceswhichtogethermakeupacompleteANESTHESIAWORK-STATION.ItistheintentofthisspecificationthatbothcompleteANESTHESIAWORKSTATIONSandtheindividualdevicesbecommerciallyavailabletoallowUSERStoconfigureanANESTHESIAWORKSTATIONtomeettheneedsoftheirclinicalpracticeinconformancewiththeirnationalregulationsorguidelines,orboth.Tothisendthestandardhasbeenstructuredinsuchawayastoclearlyidentifyparticularrequirementspertinenttospecificdevicescurrentlyava...
