This International Standard specifies particular requirements for the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL
PERFORMANCE of a RESPIRATORY GAS MONITOR (RGM), hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT, intended for
CONTINUOUS OPERATION for use with a PATIENT.

This International Standard specifies requirements for
- anaesthetic gas monitoring,
- carbon dioxide monitoring, and
- oxygen monitoring.

This International Standard is not applicable to an RGM intended for use with flammable anaesthetic agents.

Environmental aspects are addressed in Annex BB.

If a clause or subclause is specifically intended to be applicable to ME EQUIPMENT only, or to ME SYSTEMS only,
the title and content of that clause or subclause will say so. If that is not the case, the clause or subclause
applies both to ME EQUIPMENT and to ME SYSTEMS, as relevant.

HAZARDS inherent in the intended physiological function of ME EQUIPMENT or ME SYSTEMS within the scope of
this standard are not covered by specific requirements in this particular standard, except in 7.2.13 and 8.4.1 of
the general standard (IEC 60601-1).

The object of this particular standard is to establish particular BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE
requirements for an RGM (as defined in 201.3.210) and its ACCESSORIES.