CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60601-2-13-02

Scope and object

1.2
This clause of the General Standard applies, except as follows:

Attention is drawn to recommendations for patient monitoring during anaesthesia made by many national clinical and regulatory bodies. These recommendations include, but are not limited to, monitoring of the patient.s electrocardiogram, blood pressure, anaesthetic agent concentration, end-tidal CO, body temperature, and pulse oximetry.

1.3 Particular Standards
This Particular Standard amends and supplements a set of CSA publications, hereinafter referred to as General Standard, consisting of:

(a) CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1-M90 (R2001), Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 1: General Requirements for Safety;
(b) C22.2 No. 601.1S1-94 (R1999), Supplement No. 1-94 to CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1-M90;
(c) CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1B-98, Amendment 2 to CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1-M90;
(d) CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1.1-94 (R1999), Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for safety - 1. Collateral standard: Safety requirements for medical electrical systems;
(e) CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1.2-94 (R1999), Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for safety - 2. Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic compatibility - requirements and tests.

For brevity, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1 is referred to in this Particular Standard either as the General Standard or as the General Requirement(s), and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1.1 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 601.1.2 as the Collateral Standards.