EN 60601-2-20:2009

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of infant transport incubators

IEC 60601-2-20:2009 specifies safety requirements for infant transport incubators. This particular standard amends and supplements IEC 60601-1:2005, Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition of IEC 60601-2-20 published in 1990 and its Amendment 1 (1996). This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition of IEC 60601 2-20 was revised to structurally align with the 2005 edition of IEC 60601-1. The contents of the corrigendum of February 2012 have been included in this copy.

Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-20: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Tranportinkubatoren

Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-20: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles des incubateurs de transport pour nouveau-nés

La CEI 60601-2-20:2009 spécifie les exigences de sécurité relatives aux incubateurs de transport pour nouveau-nés. La présente norme particulière modifie et complète la CEI 60601-1:2005: Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 1: Exigences générales pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition de la CEI 60601-2-20 parue en 1990 et son Amendement 1 (1996). Cette édition constitue une révision technique. La présente édition de la CEI 60601 2-20 a été mise à jour de façon à correspondre structurellement à l'édition 2005 de la CEI 60601-1. Le contenu du corrigendum de février 2012 a été pris en considération dans cet exemplaire.

Medicinska električna oprema - 2-20. del: Posebne zahteve za osnovno varnost in bistvene lastnosti prenosnih inkubatorjev (IEC 60601-2-20:2009)

Ta mednarodni standard se uporablja za OSNOVNO VARNOST in BISTVENE LASTNOSTI  opreme PRENOSNIH INKUBATORJEV ZA DOJENČKE, kot so opredeljene v točki 201.3.211 tega standarda, imenovano tudi ME OPREMA. Če je klavzula ali podklavzula izrecno namenjena uporabi zgolj za ME OPREMO ali ME SISTEME, bosta naslov in vsebina te klavzule ali podklavzule to navedla. Če  ni tako, se klavzula ali podklavzula smotrno uporablja tako za ME OPREMO kot ME SISTEME. NEVARNOSTI, ki so v okviru tega standarda povezane s predvideno fiziološko funkcijo ME OPREME ali ME SISTEMOV, niso zajete v posebnih zahtevah tega standarda, razen v točkah 7.2.13 in 8.4.1 splošnega standarda. OPOMBA: Glej tudi točko 4.2 splošnega standarda. Ta posebni standard opredeljuje varnostne zahteva za PRENOSNE INKUBATORJE ZA DOJENČKE, vendar za nadomestne metode ugotavljanja skladnosti s posebno klavzulo z dokazovanjem enake stopnje varnosti ne velja, da niso skladne, če je PROIZVAJALEC dokazal v svojem DOKUMENTU O OBVLADOVANJU TVEGANJA, da je bilo za TVEGANJE, ki ga predstavljajo NEVARNOSTI, ugotovljeno, da ni na sprejemljivi ravni v primerjavi z koristjo zdravljenja, ki ga zagotavlja naprava.
Ta posebni standard ne velja za:
– naprave, ki oddajajo toploto v medicinske namene preko ODEJ, BLAZIN ali ŽIMNIC; za informacije glej IEC 80601-2-35 [1];
– INKUBATORJE ZA DOJENČKE, ki niso PRENOSNI INKUBATORJI ZA DOJENČKE; za  informacije glej IEC 60601-2-19 [2];
– SEVALNE GRELNIKE ZA DOJENČKE; za informacije glej IEC 60601-2-21 [3];
– FOTOTERAPIJO ZA DOJENČKE; za informacije glej IEC 60601-2-50 [4].

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 25-Nov-2009
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Aug-2012
• ICS: 11.040.10 - Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 62 - Electrical equipment in medical practice
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 62D - IEC_SC_62D
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 62D - IEC_SC_62D
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 07-Oct-2023
• Completion Date: 07-Oct-2023
• Directive: 93/42/EEC - Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
• Mandate: M/295 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the development of European standards relating to medical devices
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60601-2-20:2010 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of transport incubators (IEC 60601-2-20:2009)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60601-2-20:1996 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety of transport incubators
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN IEC 60601-2-20:2020 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of infant transport incubators
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022
• Amended By: EN 60601-2-20:2009/A11:2011 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of infant transport incubators
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 60601-2-20:2009/A1:2016 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of infant transport incubators
• Effective Date: 26-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for basic safety and
essential performance of transport incubators (IEC 60601-2-20:2009)
Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-20: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit
einschlißlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Transportinkubatoren (IEC 60601
-2-20:2009)
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-20: Règles particulières de sécurité de base et de
performances essentielles des incubateurs de transport (CEI 60601-2-20:2009)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60601-2-20:2009
ICS:
11.040.10 Anestezijska, respiratorna in Anaesthetic, respiratory and
reanimacijska oprema reanimation equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60601-2-20
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.040.10 Supersedes EN 60601-2-20:1996

English version
Medical electrical equipment -
Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the basic safety
and essential performance of infant transport incubators
(IEC 60601-2-20:2009)
Appareils électromédicaux -  Medizinische elektrische Geräte -
Partie 2-20: Exigences particulières Teil 2-20: Besondere Festlegungen
pour la sécurité de base für die Sicherheit einschließlich
et les performances essentielles der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale
des incubateurs de transport von Tranportinkubatoren
pour nouveau-nés (IEC 60601-2-20:2009)
(CEI 60601-2-20:2009)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2009-09-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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© 2009 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60601-2-20:2009 E
Foreword
The text of document 62D/731/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60601-2-20, prepared by SC 62D,
Electromedical equipment, of IEC TC 62, Electrical equipment in medical practice, was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60601-2-20 on 2009-09-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60601-2-20:1996.
EN 60601-2-20:1996 was revised to structurally align with EN 60601-1:2006.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2010-06-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2012-09-01
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and covers essential requirements of
EC Directive MDD (93/42/EEC). See Annex ZZ.
In this standard, the following print types are used:
– Requirements and definitions: roman type.
– Test specifications: italic type.
– Informative material appearing outside of tables, such as notes, examples and references: in smaller type. Normative text of
tables is also in a smaller type.
– TERMS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3 OF THE GENERAL STANDARD, IN THIS PARTICULAR STANDARD OR AS NOTED:
SMALL CAPITALS.
In referring to the structure of this standard, the term
– “clause” means one of the seventeen numbered divisions within the table of contents, inclusive of all
subdivisions (e.g. Clause 7 includes Subclauses 7.1, 7.2, etc.);
– “subclause” means a numbered subdivision of a clause (e.g. 7.1, 7.2 and 7.2.1 are all subclauses of
Clause 7).
References to clauses within this standard are preceded by the term “Clause” followed by the clause
number. References to subclauses within this particular standard are by number only.
In this standard, the conjunctive “or” is used as an “inclusive or” so a statement is true if any combination
of the conditions is true.
The verbal forms used in this standard conform to usage described in Annex H of the ISO/IEC Directives,
Part 2. For the purposes of this standard, the auxiliary verb:
− “shall” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is mandatory for compliance with this
standard;
− “should” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is recommended but is not mandatory for
compliance with this standard;
− “may” is used to describe a permissible way to achieve compliance with a requirement or test.
An asterisk (*) as the first character of a title or at the beginning of a paragraph or table title indicates that
there is guidance or rationale related to that item in Annex AA.

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Annexes ZA and ZZ have been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60601-2-20:2009 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 80601-2-35 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 80601-2-35:2009 (not modified).
IEC 60601-2-19 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60601-2-19:2009 (not modified).
IEC 60601-2-21 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60601-2-21:2009 (not modified).
IEC 60601-2-50 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60601-2-50:2009 (not modified).
IEC 61672-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61672-1:2003 (not modified).
ISO 21647 NOTE  Harmonized as EN ISO 21647:2009 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Annex ZA of EN 60601-1:2006 applies, except as follows:

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

Replace the reference to IEC 60601-1-2 by:

IEC 60601-1-2 2007 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1-2 2007
(mod) Part 1-2: General requirements for basic
safety and essential performance - Collateral
Standard: Electromagnetic compatibility -
Requirements and tests
Addition:
IEC 60601-1-10 2007 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1-10 2008
Part 1-10: General requirements for basic
safety and essential performance - Collateral
Standard: Requirements for the development
of physiologic closed-loop controllers

1)
ISO 32 - Gas cylinders for medical use - Marking for - -
identification of content
1)
ISO 407 - Small medical gas cylinders - Pin-index - -
yoke-type valve connections
1)
Undated reference.
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Annex ZZ
(informative)
Coverage of Essential Requirements of EC Directives
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and within its scope the standard covers all
relevant essential requirements as given in Annex I of the EC Directive 93/42/EEC.
Compliance with this standard provides one means of conformity with the specified essential
requirements of the Directive concerned.
WARNING: Other requirements and other EC Directives may be applicable to the products falling within
the scope of this standard.
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IEC 60601-2-20 ®
Edition 2.0 2009-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Medical electrical equipment –
Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance
of infant transport incubators

Appareils électromédicaux –
Partie 2-20: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances
essentielles des incubateurs de transport pour nouveau-nés

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
X
CODE PRIX
ICS 11.040.10 ISBN 2-8318-1030-0
– 2 – 60601-2-20 © IEC:2009
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
INTRODUCTION.5
201.1 Scope, object and related standards .6
201.2 Normative references .8
201.3 Terms and definitions.8
201.4 General requirements.10
201.5 General requirements for testing ME EQUIPMENT.12
201.6 Classification of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS .12
201.7 ME EQUIPMENT identification, marking and documents.12
201.8 Protection against electrical HAZARDS from ME EQUIPMENT.14
201.9 Protection against MECHANICAL HAZARDS of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS.14
201.10 Protection against unwanted and excessive radiation HAZARDS.18
201.11 Protection against excessive temperatures and other HAZARDS.18
201.12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection against hazardous
outputs.19
201.13 HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS and fault conditions.26
201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS (PEMS) .26
201.15 Construction of ME EQUIPMENT .26
201.16 ME SYSTEMS .28
201.17 Electromagnetic compatibility of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS .28
202 Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements and tests .28
210 Requirements for the development of physiologic closed-loop controllers .29
Annexes .29
Annex AA (informative) Particular guidance and rationale.30
Bibliography.38
Index of defined terms used in this particular standard.39

Figure 201.101 – Positioning of air temperature sensors.10
Figure 201.102 – AVERAGE TRANSPORT INCUBATOR TEMPERATURE .10
Figure 201.103 – Layout of weight test devices.23

Table 201.101 – Additional ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE requirements.11

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Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential
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