IEC 60601-2-50:2005 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT-art 2-50: Particular requirements for the safety of infant phototherapy equipment

IEC 60601-2-50:2005.MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT-art 2-50: Particular requirements for the safety of infant phototherapy equipment. SECTION ONE-GENERAL The clauses and subclauses of this section of the General Standard apply, except as follows: Scope and object This clause of the General Standard applies except as follows: 1.1Scope Addition: This Particular Standard specifies requirements applicable to lNFANT PHOTOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT(as defined in 2.1.101) which by means of visible radiation serve to reduce bilirubin in the bodyof infants suffering from icterus in the first months of life. 1.2Object Replacement: The object of this Particular Standard is to establish requirements for lNFANT PHOTOTHERAPYEQUIPMENT which reduce the safety hazards to PATlENTS and operators as much as possibleand to specify tests for demonstrating compliance with these requirements. 1.3 Particular Standards Addition: This Particular Standard refers to lEC 60601-1 (1988): Medical electrical equipment - Part 1:General requirements for safety, as amended by its amendment 1 (1991) and its amendment 2