About
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Secretariat: SA
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2026):Mr Terry Longman
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1985
Scope
Standardisation of the particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of suction devices that regulate the level of vacuum (negative) pressure applied to a patient undergoing medical or surgical treatment in healthcare, homecare, transport and field facilities. These include electrically and manually powered suction devices as well as those devices powered by a positive pressure gas source or central pipeline vacuum system. Also included are requirements for suction tubing and connectors.
These suction devices do not include:
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Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 121/SC 8
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 121/SC 8:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/SC 62D | Particular medical equipment, software, and systems | IEC |
ISO/TC 121/SC 2 | Airway devices and related equipment | ISO |
ISO/TC 121/SC 3 | Respiratory devices and related equipment used for patient care | ISO |
ISO/TC 121/SC 6 | Medical gas supply systems | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 121/SC 8
ISO/TC 121/SC 8 can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/TC 121/SC 6 | Medical gas supply systems | ISO |
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