DS/EN ISO 10079-1:2015/A1:2019

Medical suction equipment - Part 1: Electrically powered suction equipment - Amendment 1: Changes to requirements for operating at extremes of temperature (ISO 10079-1:2015/Amd 1:2018)

This part of ISO 10079 specifies safety and performance requirements for electrically powered medical and*surgical suction equipment. It applies to equipment used in health care facilities such as hospitals, for*domiciliary care of patients and for field and transport use. Annex D illustrates the three parts of ISO 10079 by*providing a schematic for typical systems.*Additional requirements for suction equipment intended for field and/or transport use are included in this part*of ISO 10079.*This part of ISO 10079 does not apply to the following:*a) central power supply (by vacuum/compressed air generation), piping systems of vehicles and buildings,*and wall connectors;*b) end-piece such as suction catheters, drains, curettes, Yankauer sucker and suction tips;*c) syringes;*d) dental suction equipment;*e) anaesthetic gas scavenging systems;*f) laboratory suction;*g) autotransfusion systems;*h) mucus extractors, including neonatal mucus extractors;*i) suction equipment where the collection container is downstream of the vacuum pump;*j) ventouse (obstetric) equipment;*k) suction equipment marked for endoscopic use only;*l) plume evacuation systems.