Assistive products for tissue integrity when lying down
Part 1: General requirements
(ISO 20342-1:2022); German version EN ISO 20342-1:2022 Class/Status:
Standard,
valid
Released: 2025-06
VDE Art. No.: 0701593
Note: You can pre-order this document (delivery subject to availability). Valid from 2025-06-01.
This document applies to the safety of APTI, which make claims to redistribute the load of the full body, remain in situ during periods of lying, and to prevent and/or treat pressure injuries. This document covers a range of different lying support surfaces intended to be used in combination with the appropriate support platform or as a whole integrated system. This document also covers assistive products primarily intended for tissue integrity for changing a lying position and assistive products for maintaining a lying position. This document does not apply to lying support surfaces used in combination with incubators.
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