ISO/TC 121/SC 8 - Suction devices

ISO 10079-1:2015 specifies safety and performance requirements for electrically powered medical and surgical suction equipment. It applies to equipment used in health care facilities such as hospitals, for domiciliary care of patients and for field and transport use. ISO 10079-1:2015 does not apply to the following: a) central power supply (by vacuum/compressed air generation), piping systems of vehicles and buildings, and wall connectors; b) end-pieces such as suction catheters, drains, curettes, Yankauer suckers and suction tips; c) syringes; d) dental suction equipment; e) anaesthetic gas scavenging systems; f) laboratory suction; g) autotransfusion systems; h) mucus extractors including neonatal mucus extractors; i) suction equipment where the collection container is downstream of the vacuum pump; j) ventouse (obstetric) equipment; k) suction equipment marked for endoscopic use only; l) plume evacuation systems.

ISO 10079-2:2014 specifies safety and performance requirements for medical, manually powered suction equipment intended for oro-pharyngeal suction. It covers equipment operated by foot or by hand or both. Annex C illustrates the three parts of ISO 10079 by providing a schematic for typical systems. ISO 10079-2:2014 has additional requirements for suction equipment intended for field use or transport use.

ISO 10079-3:2014 specifies safety and performance requirements for medical suction equipment powered from a vacuum or positive pressure gas source generating venturi suction. It applies to equipment connected to medical gas pipeline systems or cylinders and venturi attachments. The equipment can be stand-alone or part of an integrated system.