36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble

M101.2 Application

As discussed above under Organization of Technical Criteria, the technical criteria are to be applied to medical diagnostic equipment based on the following patient positions that the equipment is designed to support:

• Equipment used by patients in a supine, prone, or side-lying position (see M301);

• Equipment used by patients in a seated position (see M302);

• Equipment used by patients seated in a wheelchair (see M303); and

• Equipment used by patients in a standing position (see M304).

The diagnostic equipment’s labeling, instructions, and promotional material usually identify the patient positions that the equipment is designed to support. Where diagnostic equipment is designed to support more than one patient position, the technical criteria for each patient position supported are to be applied to the equipment. Advisory M101.2 includes examples of diagnostic equipment designed to support more than one patient position and the technical criteria that apply to the equipment.