DS/EN ISO 10079-3:2014

Medical suction equipment - Part 3: Suction equipment powered from a vacuum or positive pressure gas source

This part of ISO 10079 specifies safety and performance requirements for medical suction equipment powered from a vacuum or positive pressure gas source (see Figure 1). In particular it applies to equipment connected to pipelines and Venturi attachments*The equipment may be stand alone or part of an integrated system.*Suction equipment with components controlled by electrical means, e.g. electronic timing, may also need to comply with IEC 60601-1.*This part of ISO 10079 does not apply to electrically powered suction equipment, whether mains electricity or battery-powered, which is dealt with in ISO 10079-1, nor to manually powered suction equipment which is dealt with in ISO 10079-2, nor to the following:*a) central power supply (by vacuum/compressed air generation), piping systems of vehicles and buildings, and wall connectors;*b) catheter tubes, drains, curettes and suction tips;*c) syringes;*d) dental suction equipment;*e) waste gas scavenging systems;*f) laboratory suction;*g) autotransfusion systems;*h) passive urinary drainage;*i) closed systems for wound drainage;*j) gravity gastric drainage;*k) orally operated mucous extractors;*l) suction equipment where the collection container is downstream of the vacuum pump;*m) equipment marked as suction unit for permanent tracheostomy;*n) ventouse (obstetric) equipment;*o) neonatal mucous extractors;*p) breast pumps;*q) liposuction;*r) uterine aspiration.*Key*1 Vacuum indicator*2 Filter*3 Collection container*4 Vacuum regulator*NOTE 1 ISO 10079-1 applies to mains electricity and battery-powered suction equipment. ISO 10079-2 applies to manually powered suction equipment. ISO 10079-3 applies to suction equipment powered from a vacuum or pressure source.*NOTE 2 Suction equipment shown are typical examples, and actual systems may consist of other arrangements and components.