Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-74: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of respiratory humidifying equipment

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 80601-2-74
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

A new standard of IEC/ISO 80601-2-74 has been published, the scope of this project is to adopt the new IEC standard and bring the current CAN/CSA publication up to date. The scope of this international standard is specifies requirements for the safety and essential performance of respiratory humidifying equipment. Hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT, in combination with its ACCESSORIES, the combination also hereafter referred to as ME SYSTEM. This document is also applicable to those ACCESSORIES intended by their MANUFACTURER to be connected to a HUMIDIFIER where the characteristics of those ACCESSORIES can affect the BASIC SAFETY or ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of the HUMIDIFIER. This document includes requirements for the different medical uses of humidification, such as invasive ventilation, non‐invasive ventilation, nasal high‐flow therapy, and obstructive sleep apnoea therapy, as well as humidification therapy for tracheostomy PATIENTS

Project need:

This proposed New Standard is being developed at the request of the certification bodies, and medical equipment suppliers. It will provide the industry with a standard that will meet the Canadian industry needs and allows certification bodies to keep the certification program up to date

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