ASTM E1112-00(2006)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Electronic Thermometer for Intermittent Determination of Patient Temperature
Standard Specification for Electronic Thermometer for Intermittent Determination of Patient Temperature
ABSTRACT
This specification covers electronic instruments intended for intermittent monitoring of patient temperatures. The temperature range of the instrument shall display temperature within the specific range requirement and regards to its accuracy, no individual reading shall be in error by more than the values that are determined. The operating environment must meet the determined accuracy requirements when operated in an environment of a certain temperature and also with a certain relative humidity. The resolutions of analog display such as Celsius graduations, Fahrenheit graduations, scale graduation marks and pointer width shall also be observed. Its digital display shall conform to the standard resolution, readability and buttery condition of the material. The case material of the instrument and non disposable accessories shall withstand biological and physical cleaning without performance degradation. It shall also withstand dropping without presenting an electrical safety hazard. Those parts of the electronic thermometer system intended for contact with anatomical sites for the purpose of temperature measurement as specified by the manufacturer shall be also be nontoxic. The following tests shall be conducted in order to determine the instrument's performance: cleaning test, toxicity test, and accuracy test.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers electronic instruments intended for intermittent monitoring of patient temperatures.
1.2 This specification does not cover infrared thermometers. Specification E 1965 covers specifications for IR thermometers.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 5, of this specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the users of this standard to consult and establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: E1112 – 00 (Reapproved 2006)
Standard Specification for
Electronic Thermometer for Intermittent Determination of
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Patient Temperature
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1112; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.4 Federal Regulations:
CFR Part 87 Establishment Registration and Premarket
1.1 This specification covers electronic instruments in-
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tended for intermittent monitoring of patient temperatures.
1.2 Thisspecificationdoesnotcoverinfraredthermometers.
3. Terminology
SpecificationE1965coversspecificationsforIRthermometers.
3.1 Definitions:
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
3.1.1 ThedefinitionsgiveninTerminologyE344shallapply
standard.
to this specification.
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
test method portion, Section 5, of this specification. This
3.2.1 battery charger, n—electrical circuit designed to re-
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
store the electrical potential of a battery.
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the
3.2.2 distributor, n—anypersonwhofurthersthemarketing
users of this standard to consult and establish appropriate
of a device from the original manufacturer to the person who
safety and health practices and determine the applicability of
makes final delivery or sale to the ultimate consumer or user
regulatory limitations prior to use.
butwhodoesnotrepackageorotherwisechangethecontainer,
2. Referenced Documents wrapper, or labeling of the device or device package.
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3.2.3 electronic thermometer, n—instrumentthatprovidesa
2.1 ASTM Standards:
display of temperature sensed through the use of a transducer
E344 Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrom-
and electronic circuitry.
etry
3.2.4 manufacturer, n—any person, including any repacker
E1104 Specification for Clinical Thermometer Probe Cov-
or relabeler, or both, who manufactures, fabricates, assembles,
ers and Sheaths
or reprocesses a finished device. (See “Good Manufacturing
E1965 Specification for Infrared Thermometers for Inter-
Practices,” Part 807 Code of Federal Regulations 6.)
mittent Determination of Patient Temperature
3 3.2.5 measurement time, n—that time required from the
2.2 Underwriters Laboratory Standards:
time of patient contact to display of temperature to within the
UL 544 Standards for Safety, Medical and Dental Equip-
stated accuracy.
ment
3.2.6 predictive thermometer, n—one that provides an indi-
UL 913 Standards for Safety, Intrinsically Safe Electrical
cation of the final stabilized temperature of the measurement
Circuits and Equipment for Use in Hazardous Location
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siteinadvanceofthetimenecessaryforthetransducertoreach
2.3 U.S. Pharmacopeia:
a stabilized temperature.
USP Latest Issue Biological Test
3.2.7 probe, n—assembly, including the transducer, that is
usedtopositionthetransducerinthespecificlocationatwhich
the temperature is to be determined.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F04 on
3.2.8 probe cover and sheath, n—device provided for the
Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F04.33 on Medical/Surgical Instruments. purpose of preventing biological contact between the patient
Current edition approved May 1, 2006. Published May 2006. Originally
and probe (see Specification E1104).
approved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as E1112–00. DOI:
3.2.9 IR thermometer, n—optoelectronic instrument that is
10.1520/E1112-00R06.
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capableofnoncontactinfraredtemperaturemeasurementwhen
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