本标准适用于医疗电气设备和医疗电气系统的安全性和基本性能，这些设备和系统由制造商设计用于家庭护理应用，通常无需持续的专业监督，暂时用于临床环境。这些医用电气设备和医用电气系统将经常用于电气装置的驱动电源和安全手段不可靠的地方。修正案涉及自主要文件定稿以来术语和参考文献的变化。

This standard applies to the safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems, which are intended by the manufacturer for use in home care applications usually without continual professional supervision and temporarily in the clinicalenvironment. These medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems will frequently be used in locations where driving power and safety means of the electrical installation is not reliable. The amendment addresses changes to terminology and references since the main document was finalized.