BS EN ISO 10079-2:2014

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
6 Design requirements
7 Operational requirements
8 Physical requirements for field and transport use
   suction equipment
9 Performance requirements for vacuum level and flowrate
10 Resistance to environment of suction equipment for
   field and/or transport use
11 Marking
12 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (normative) - Test methods
Annex B (informative) - Rationale statement
Annex C (informative) - Lumen size and its effect on flowrate
Annex D (informative) - Schematic of suction equipment
Bibliography
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive
         93/42/EEC

Describes safety and performance requirements for manually powered suction equipment intended for oro-pharyngeal suction.

This part of ISO10079 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. AnnexD illustrates the three parts of ISO10079 by providing a schematic for typical systems. The commonest use of manually powered suction is in situations outside of health care settings often described as field use or transport use. Use in these situations may involve extreme conditions of weather or terrain. Additional requirements for suction equipment intended for field and/or transport use are included in this part of ISO10079. This part of ISO10079 does not apply to the following: end pieces such as suction catheters, Yankauer sucker and suction tips; dental suction equipment; mucus extractors, including neonatal mucus extractors.