SIST EN 60601-2-49:2015

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of multifunction patient monitoring equipment

This particular standard applies to BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE requirements of MULTIFUNCTION PATIENT MONITORING EQUIPMENT as defined in 201.3.63, hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT. The scope of this standard is restricted to ME EQUIPMENT having either two or more APPLIED PARTS or two or more SINGLE FUNCTIONS on an APPLIED PART, intended for connection to a single PATIENT. This standard does not specify requirements for individual monitoring functions.

Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-49: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von multifunktionalen Patientenüberwachungsgeräten

Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-49: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles des appareils de surveillance multifonction des patients

La CEI 60601-2-49:2011 s'applique aux exigences pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles des appareils de surveillance multifonction des patients. Elle s'applique aux appareils électromédicaux utilisés dans un environnement hospitalier ainsi qu'à ceux utilisés hors de l'environnement hospitalier, par exemple dans les ambulances et dans le transport aérien. Les appareils électromédicaux destinés à être utilisés dans des conditions d'environnement extrêmes ou non contrôlées hors de l'environnement hospitalier, par exemple dans les ambulances et dans le transport aérien, doivent être conformes à la présente norme particulière. Des normes complémentaires peuvent s'appliquer aux appareils em utilisés dans ces environnements. Le domaine d'application de la présente norme est restreint aux appareils électromédicaux destinés à la connexion à un patient unique qui comportent soit deux ou plusieurs parties appliquées, soit des fonctions multiples sur une partie appliquée. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition de la CEI 60601-2-49 publiée en 2001. Cette édition constitue une révision technique par rapport à la nouvelle structure de la CEI 60601-1:2005 (troisième édition).

Medicinska električna oprema - 2-49. del: Posebne zahteve za osnovno varnost in bistvene lastnosti večfunkcijske opreme za nadzor pacientov

Ta standard se uporablja za zahteve glede OSNOVNE VARNOSTI in BISTVENIH LASTNOSTI VEČFUNKCIJSKE OPREME ZA NADZOR PACIENTOV, kot je določeno v točki 201.3.63 (v nadaljevanju »ELEKTROMEDICINSKA OPREMA«). Področje uporabe tega standarda je omejeno na ELEKTROMEDICINSKO OPREMO z najmanj dvema UPORABLJENIMA DELOMA ali POSAMEZNIMA FUNKCIJAMA za UPORABLJENI DEL, ki je namenjen za povezavo s posameznim PACIENTOM. Ta standard ne določa zahtev za posamezne nadzorne funkcije.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2015
• Withdrawal Date: 04-Sep-2022
• ICS: 11.040.55 - Diagnostic equipment
• Technical Committee: IEMO - Electrical equipment in medical practice
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 02-Sep-2022
• Due Date: 25-Sep-2022
• Completion Date: 05-Sep-2022
• Directive: 93/42/EEC - Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
• Ref Project: EN 60601-2-49:2015 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of multifunction patient monitoring equipment

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST EN IEC 60601-2-49:2019 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of multifunction patient monitoring equipment (IEC 80601-2-49:2018)
• Effective Date: 15-Oct-2019
• Replaced By: SIST EN IEC 60601-2-49:2019 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of multifunction patient monitoring equipment (IEC 80601-2-49:2018)
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022
• Revised: SIST EN 60601-2-49:2002 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the safety of multifunction patient monitoring equipment (IEC 60601-2-49:2001)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2015
• Revised: SIST EN IEC 60601-2-49:2019 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of multifunction patient monitoring equipment (IEC 80601-2-49:2018)
• Effective Date: 17-May-2016
• Replaces: SIST EN 60601-2-49:2002 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the safety of multifunction patient monitoring equipment (IEC 60601-2-49:2001)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 60601-2-49:2015
01-december-2015
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic safety and
essential performance of multifunction patient monitoring equipment
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-49: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base
et les performances essentielles des appareils de surveillance multifonction des patients
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60601-2-49:2015
ICS:
11.040.55 'LDJQRVWLþQDRSUHPD Diagnostic equipment
SIST EN 60601-2-49:2015 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 60601-2-49:2015


EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60601-2-49

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2015
ICS 11.040.55 Supersedes EN 60601-2-49:2001
English Version
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49: Particular requirements
for the basic safety and essential performance of multifunction
patient monitoring equipment
(IEC 60601-2-49:2011)
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-49: Exigences Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-49: Besondere
particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der
essentielles des appareils de surveillance multifonction des wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von multifunktionalen
patients Patientenüberwachungsgeräten
(IEC 60601-2-49:2011) (IEC 60601-2-49:2011)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2015-09-15. 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 application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 60601-2-49:2015
European foreword
The text of document 62D/886/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60601-2-49, prepared by SC 62D
"Electromedical equipment", of IEC/TC 62 "Electrical equipment in medical practice" was submitted to
the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60601-2-49:2015.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2016-06-15
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-09-15
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60601-2-49:2001.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive 93/42/EEC, see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part
of this document.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60601-2-49:2011 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 80601-2-56 NOTE Harmonized as EN 80601-2-56.
IEC 62366 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62366.
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Annex ZA of EN 60601-1:2006 applies, except as follows:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Replacement in Annex ZA of EN 60601-1:2006:
IEC 60601-1-2 (mod) 2007 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1-2 2007
Part 1-2: General requirements for basic
- -  + corrigendum Mar. 2010
safety and essential performance -
Collateral standard: Electromagnetic
compatibility - Requirements and tests
IEC 60601-1-8 2006 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-1-8 2007
Part 1-8: General requirements for basic
- -  + corrigendum Mar. 2010
safety and essential performance -
Collateral Standard: General
requirements, tests and guidance for
alarm systems in medical electrical
equipment and medical electrical
systems
ISO 15223-1 2007 Medical devices - Symbols to be used
- -
with medical device labels, labelling and
information to be supplied -
Part 1: General requirements
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EN 60601-2-49:2015
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Addition to Annex ZA of EN 60601-1:2006:
IEC 60601-2-2 2009 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-2-2 2009
Part 2-2: Particular requirements for the
- -  + A11 2011
basic safety and essential performance
of high frequency surgical equipment and
high frequency surgical accessories
IEC 60601-2-27 2011 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-2-27 2014
Part 2-27: Particular requirements for the
basic safety and essential performance
of electrocardiographic monitoring
equipment
IEC 60601-2-34 2011 Medical electrical equipment - EN 60601-2-34 2014
Part 2-34: Particular requirements for the
basic safety and essential performance
of invasive blood pressure monitoring
equipment

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Annex ZZ
(informative)

Coverage of Essential Requirements of EU 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 given in Annex I of EU Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993
concerning medical devices.
Compliance with this standard provides one means of conformity with the specified essential
requirements of the Directive concerned.
WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives can be applied to the products falling within
the scope of this standard.

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SIST EN 60601-2-49:2015
IEC 60601-2-49
®

Edition 2.0 2011-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE


Medical electrical equipment –
Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance
of multifunction patient monitoring equipment

Appareils électromédicaux –
Partie 2-49: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances
essentielles des appareils de surveillance multifonction des patients

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 7
201.1 Scope, object and related standards . 8
201.2 Normative references . 10
201.3 Terms and definitions . 10
201.4 General requirements . 11
201.5 General requirements for testing of 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 . 16
201.10 Protection against unwanted and excessive radiation HAZARDS . 16
201.11 Protection against excessive temperatures and other HAZARDS . 16
201.12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection against hazardous
outputs . 17
201.13 HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS and fault conditions . 18
201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS (PEMS) . 18
201.15 Construction of ME EQUIPMENT . 18
201.16 ME SYSTEMS . 18
201.17 Electromagnetic compatibility of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS . 18
202 Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements and tests . 18
208 General requirements, tests and guidance for alarm systems in medical
electrical equipment and medical electrical systems . 26
Annexes . 32
Annex AA (informative) General guidance and rationale . 33
Annex BB (informative) Alarm diagrams of Clause 208/IEC 60601-1-8:2006 . 43
ANNEX CC (informative) Examples of the connection of the measuring device (MD) for
measurement of the PATIENT LEAKAGE CURRENT and PATIENT AUXILIARY CURRENT . 46
Bibliography . 49
Index of defined terms used in this particular standard. 50

Figure 202.101 – Test layout for conducted and radiated emission and radiated
immunity test with non-conductive APPLIED PART . 20
Figure 202.102 – Test layout for radiated and conducted emission test and radiated
immunity test with a PATIENT CONNECTION . 21
Figure 202.103 –Test circuit for HF surgery protection measurement according to
subclause 202.6.2.1.101 with PATIENT CONNECTIONS . 24
Figure 202.104 – Test setup for HF surgery protection measurement according to
subclause 202.6.2.1.101 . 25
Figure 202.105 – Test circuit for HF surgery protection measurement according to
subclause 202.6.2.1.101 with non-conductive APPLIED PART . 26
Figure AA.1 – Single APPLIED PART with MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS and PATIENT CONNECTIONS . 35

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Figure AA.2 – Single APPLIED PART (6) with MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS and
PATIENT CONNECTIONS and multiple APPLIED PARTS (7) with SINGLE FUNCTIONS and
PATIENT CONNECTIONS . 36
Figure BB.1 – NON-LATCHING ALARM SIGNALS without ALARM RESET . 43
Figure BB.2 – NON-LATCHING ALARM SIGNALS with ALARM RESET . 44
Figure BB.3 – LATCHING ALARM SIGNALS with ALARM RESET . 44
Figure BB.4 – Two ALARM CONDITIONS with ALARM RESET . 45
Figure CC.1 – PART LEAKAGE CURRENT measurement of TYPE BF APPLIED PARTS with
MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS . 46
Figure CC.2 – PART LEAKAGE CURRENT measurement of TYPE CF APPLIED PARTS with
MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS . 47
Figure CC.3 – Total PATIENT LEAKAGE CURRENT of TYPE BF and CF APPLIED PARTS with
MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS caused by an external voltage on the PATIENT CONNECTIONS . 48

Table 201.101 – ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE requirements . 11
Table 208.101 – ALARM CONDITION priorities . 27
Table 208.102 – Characteristics of the BURST of auditory ALARM SIGNALS . 28

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MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT –

Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic
safety and essential performance of multifunction
patient monitoring equipment


FOREWORD
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International standard IEC 60601-2-49 has been prepared by IEC subcommittee 62D:
Electromedical equipment, of IEC technical committee 62: Electrical equipment in medical
practice.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition of IEC 60601-2-49, published in
2001. This edition constitutes a technical revision to the new structure of IEC 60601-1:2005
(third edition).

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The text of this particular standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
62D/886/FDIS 62D/908/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this particular standard can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
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.
A list of all parts of the IEC 60601 series, published under the general title Medical electrical
equipment, can be found on the IEC website.

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The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
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related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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INTRODUCTION
This particular standard concerns the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of
MULTIFUNCTION PATIENT MONITORING EQUIPMENT. It amends and supplements IEC 60601-1
(third edition, 2005): Medical electrical equipment – Part 1: General requirements for basic
safety and essential performance), hereinafter referred to as the general standard.
The aim of this second edition is to bring this particular standard up to date with reference to
the third edition of the general standard through reformatting and technical changes.
The requirements of this particular standard take priority over those of the general standard.
A “General guidance and rationale” for the requirements of this particular standard is included
in Annex AA. It is considered that knowledge of the reasons for these requirements will not
only facilitate the proper application of the standard but will, in due course, expedite any
revision necessitated by changes in clinical practice or as a result of developments in
technology. However, this Annex AA does not form part of the requirements of this standard.

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Part 2-49: Particular requirements for the basic
safety and essential performance of multifunction
patient monitoring equipment



201.1 Scope, object and related standards
1
Clause 1 of the general standard applies, except as follows:
201.1.1 * Scope
Replacement:
This particular standard applies to BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE requirements of
MULTIFUNCTION PATIENT MONITORING EQUIPMENT as defined in 201.3.63, hereafter referred to as
ME EQUIPMENT. This particular standard applies to ME EQUIPMENT used in a hospital
environment as well as when used outside the hospital environment, such as in ambulances
and air transport.
ME EQUIPMENT intended for use under extreme or uncontrolled environmental conditions
outside the hospital environment, such as in ambulances and air transport, shall comply with
this particular standard. Additional standards may apply to ME EQUIPMENT for those
environments of use.
The scope of this standard is restricted to ME EQUIPMENT intended for connection to a single
PATIENT that has either two or more APPLIED PARTS or MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS on an APPLIED PART.
This standard does not specify requirements for individual monitoring functions such as ECG,
invasive pressure and pulse oximetry. The particular standards related to these physiological
parameters specify requirements from the perspective of stand-alone ME EQUIPMENT. This
particular standard addresses the differences related to MULTIFUNCTION PATIENT MONITORING
EQUIPMENT, since such equipment has a broader INTENDED USE than this stand-alone
ME EQUIPMENT.
201.1.2 Object
Replacement:
The object of this particular standard is to establish BASIC SAFETY and
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE requirements for MULTIFUNCTION PATIENT MONITORING EQUIPMENT as
defined in 201.3.63.
201.1.3 Collateral standards
Addition:
This particular standard refers to those applicable collateral standards that are listed in
Clause 2 of the general standard and Clause 201.2 of this particular standard.
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1
 The general standard is IEC 60601-1:2005, Medical electrical equipment – Part 1: General requirements for
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IEC 60601-1-2 and IEC 60601-1-8 apply as modified in Clauses 202 and 208 respectively.
IEC 60601-1-3 does not apply. All other published collateral standards in the IEC 60601-1
series apply as published.
201.1.4 Particular standards
Replacement:
In the IEC 60601 series, particular standards may modify, replace or delete requirements
contained in the general standard and collateral standards as appropriate for the particular
ME EQUIPMENT under consideration, and may add other BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL
PERFORMANCE requirements.
A requirement of a particular standard takes priority over the general standard.
For brevity, IEC 60601-1 is referred to in this particular standard as the general standard.
Collateral standards are referred to by their document number.
The numbering of clauses and subclauses of this particular standard corresponds to that of
the general standard with the prefix “201” (e.g. 201.1 in this particular standard addresses the
content of Clause 1 of the general standard) or applicable collateral standard with the prefix
“20x”, where x is the final digit(s) of the collateral standard document number (e.g. 202.4 in
this particular standard addresses the content of Clause 4 of the IEC 60601-1-2 collateral
standard, 203.4 in this particular standard addresses the content of Clause 4 of the
IEC 60601-1-3 collateral standard, etc.). The changes to the text of the general standard are
specified by the use of the following words:
"Replacement" means that the clause or subclause of the general standard or applicable
collateral standard is replaced completely by the text of this particular standard.
"Addition" means that the text of this particular standard is additional to the requirements of
the general standard or applicable collateral standard.
"Amendment" means that the clause or subclause of the general standard or applicable
collateral standard is amended as indicated by the text of this particular standard.
Subclauses, figures or tables which are additional to those of the general standard are
numbered starting from 201.101. However, due to the fact that definitions in the general
standard are numbered 3.1 through 3.139, additional definitions in this standard are
numbered beginning from 201.3.201. Additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc., and
additional items aa), bb), etc.
Subclauses, figures or tables which are additional to those of a collateral standard are
numbered starting from 20x, where “x” is the number of the collateral standard, e.g. 202 for
IEC 60601-1-2, 203 for IEC 60601-1-3, etc.
The term "this standard" is used to make reference to the general standard, any applicable
collateral standards and this particular standard taken together.
Where there is no corresponding clause or subclause in this particular standard, the clause or
subclause of the general standard or applicable collateral standard, although possibly not
relevant, applies without modification; where it is intended that any part of the general
standard or applicable collateral standard, although possibly relevant, is not to be applied, a
statement to that effect is given in this particular standard.

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SIST EN 60601-2-49:2015
– 10 – 60601-2-49  IEC:2011
201.2 Normative references
Clause 2 of the general standard applies, except as follows.
Replacement:
IEC 60601-1-2:2007, Medical electrical equipment – Part 1-2: General requirements for basic
safety and essential performance – Collateral standard: Electromagnetic compatibility –
Requirements and tests
IEC 60601-1-8:2006, Medical electrical equipment – Part 1-8: General requirements for basic
safety and essential performance – Collateral standard: General requirements, tests and
guidance for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems.
ISO 15223-1:2007, Medical devices – Symbols to be used with medical device labels,
labelling and information to
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