ISO 80601-2-72:2023 ED2

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-72: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of home healthcare environment ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients ISO 80601-2-72:2023 ED2

Publication date:   Jun 30, 2023

Scope

ISO/IEC 80601-2-72:2023 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.