CAN/CSA-Z7376:12 (R2017)

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General require
5 Performance requirements
6 Lamp for conventional blade
7 Lamps for fibre-illuminated laryngoscopes
8 Sockets for conventional blades
9 Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
10 Marking and labelling
11 Accompanying documents
Annex A (normative) - Test method for lamp contact security
Annex B (normative) - Test methods for strength, rigidity and
        illumination
Annex C (informative) - Blade size markings
Annex D (informative) - Laryngoscope blade designs
Annex E (informative) - Rationale for inclusion of certain
        requirements
Bibliography

This is the second edition of CAN/CSA-Z7376, which is an adoption, with Canadian deviations, of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 7376 (second edition, 2009-08-15). Applicable only to instruments with an internal battery-operated power source for illuminating the larynx, the International Standards gives general requirements for laryngoscopes used for intubation, and specifies critical dimensions for the handle and lamp of hook-on type laryngoscopes.

Preface This is the second edition of CAN/CSA-Z7376, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Laryngoscopes for tracheal intubation, which is an adoption, with Canadian deviations, of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 7376 (second edition, 2009-08-15). It supersedes the previous edition published in 2007 as CAN/CSA-Z7376 (adopted ISO 376:2003). Scope This International Standard gives general requirements for laryngoscopes used for intubation, and specifies critical dimensions for the handle and lamp of hook-on type laryngoscopes. It also addresses the interchangeability of blades and handles. It is applicable only to instruments with an internal battery-operated power source for illuminating the larynx, since electrical safety requirements can be more stringent for instruments connected to mains or external power packs. It is not applicable to surgical instruments known by the same generic name, nor is it applicable to flexible laryngoscopes or laryngoscopes designed for surgery laryngoscopes powered from mains electricity supply laryngoscopes connected by light-transmitting cables to external light sources video laryngoscopes designed to work with an external video system Note:Instruments connected by light guides to an external light source could be subject to other International Standards.