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Standardization of anaesthetic and respiratory equipment and supplies, related devices and supply systems.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 2 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goal:

3
Good Health and Well-being
111

Published ISO standards *

39

ISO standards under development *

of which 2 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 121

30
Participating members
24
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 121/SC 1 Breathing attachments and anaesthetic machines Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 2 Airway devices and related equipment Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 3 Respiratory devices and related equipment used for patient care Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 4 Vocabulary and semantics Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 6 Medical gas supply systems Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 8 Suction devices Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/AG 2   Oxygen supply source considerations Working group
ISO/TC 121/CAG   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 121/WG 1   Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment vocabulary Working group
ISO/TC 121/WG 3   Cybersecurity for anaesthetic and respiratory equipment Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 121

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 121:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 62D Particular medical equipment, software, and systems IEC
IEC/TC 62 Medical equipment, software, and systems IEC
ISO/TC 198 Sterilization of health care products ISO
ISO/TC 210 Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 121

ISO/TC 121 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 62A Common aspects of medical equipment, software, and systems IEC
ISO/TC 58/SC 2 Cylinder fittings ISO
ISO/TC 118/SC 4 Compressed air treatment technology ISO
ISO/TC 173/SC 2 Classification and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 198 Sterilization of health care products ISO
ISO/TC 210 Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 220 Cryogenic vessels ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
EIGA European Industrial Gases Association A
IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies A
WFSA World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists A
WHO World Health Organization B

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
13-17 May 2024 Lübeck (Germany) ISO/TC 121  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 121 - Secretariat

ANSI [United States]

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 300
Arlington 22203 VA
United States

Tel: +1 703 525 48 90
Fax: +1 703 276 07 93

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