Abstract

This document specifies requirements for waste volatile anaesthetic agent capture systems that may or may not include the recycling of the collected volatile anaesthetic agent for reuse. NOTE 1: Waste volatile agent capture systems, that are part of a medical gas pipeline system as specified in ISO 7396-1 [4], are outside the scope of this document. NOTE 2: Nitrous oxide is not considered to be a volatile anaesthetic agent.

Begin

2024-10-17

WI

00215363

Planned document number

DIN EN ISO 18730

Project number

17600122

Responsible national committee

NA 176-05-03 AA - Anaesthesia and artificial respiration  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 215 - Respiratory and anaesthetic equipment  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 121/SC 1 - Breathing attachments and anaesthetic machines