IS 18375 :Part 2 : 2023/ISO 10079-2 : 2022 Medical Suction Equipment - Part 2 Manually Powered Suction Equipment

ICS 11.040.10

MHD 11

1 SCOPE

This document specifies safety and performance requirements for manually powered suction equipment intended for oro-pharyngeal suction. It applies to equipment operated by foot or by hand or both.

The commonest use of manually powered suction is in situations outside of healthcare settings often described as field use or transport use. Use in these situations may involve extreme conditions of weather or terrain. Additional/alternative requirements for manually powered suction equipment intended for field use or transport use are included in this document.

This document does not apply to mucus extractors.

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 10079-4:2021, Medical suction equipment – Part 4: General requirements