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CH/121/1 - Breathing attachments and anaesthetic machines

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Employment | Optical equipment | Photography | Syringes, needles and catheters | Services. Companies | Services | Hoses and hose assemblies | Medical equipment | Hospital equipment | Doors. Windows | Pipelines. General | Pressure regulators | Services. Industrial | Flanges, couplings and joints | Hoses | Building elements | Medical equipment. General | External structures | Medical equipment. Other | Surgical instruments and materials | Document imaging applications | Photographic equipment. Projectors | Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Overview: Under the direction of CH/121, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 121/SC 1, ISO/TC 121/WG 1, ISO/TC 121/SC 1/WG 5 and CEN/TC 215/WG 1.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (5)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 80601-2-13:2011/Amd 1:2015 BS EN ISO 80601-2-13:2011/Amd 1:2019 Medical electrical equipment. Part 2-13: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of an anaesthetic workstation - Amendment 1

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Approval begins : 2015-03-23 		Approval
BS ISO 11195 Gas mixers for medical use — Stand-alone gas mixers

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2027-01-20 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 80601-2-55 Medical electrical equipment. Part 2-55: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of respiratory gas monitors

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-12-18 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 80601-2-13:2022/Amd 1 Medical electrical equipment —. Part 2-13: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of an anaesthetic workstation — Amendment 1

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Approval begins : 2026-04-29 		Approval
BS EN ISO 18730 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment — Volatile anaesthetic agent capture systems

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Public comment begins : 2026-01-13 		Public comment
Published (17)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD CEN/TS 14507-1:2003 Inhalational nitric oxide systems. Delivery systems

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2003-04-11 		Published standard
BS ISO 18835:2015 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Draw-over anaesthetic systems

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2015-04-08 		Published standard
BS ISO 11195:2018 Gas mixers for medical use. Stand-alone gas mixers

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2018-02-06 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 9360-2:2009 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) for humidifying respired gases in humans. HMEs for use with tracheostomized patients having minimum tidal volumes of 250 ml

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2009-05-20 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 9360-1:2009 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) for humidifying respired gases in humans. HMEs for use with minimal tidal volumes of 250 ml

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2009-06-02 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 8835-5:2004 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Anaesthesia ventilators

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2004-06-07 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 8835-4:2004 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Anaesthetic vapour delivery devices

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2005-03-29 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 80601-2-55:2018+A1:2023 Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of respiratory gas monitors

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2023-12-20 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 80601-2-13:2022 Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of an anaesthetic workstation

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Published standard begins : 2022-06-17 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 5359:2014+A1:2017 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Low-pressure hose assemblies for use with medical gases

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment | Hoses and hose assemblies | Hoses

Published standard begins : 2018-01-31 		Published standard
Withdrawn (40)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD ISO/TS 18835:2004 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Draw-over vaporizers and associated equipment

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2015-04-08 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 8835-2:1999 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Anaesthetic breathing systems for adults

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2007-12-12 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 26825:2020 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. User-applied labels for syringes containing drugs used during anaesthesia. Colours, design and performance

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment | Syringes, needles and catheters

Withdrawn begins : 2022-07-22 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 26825:2008 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. User-applied labels for syringes containing drugs used during anaesthesia. Colours, design and performance

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment | Syringes, needles and catheters

Withdrawn begins : 2020-10-05 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 8835-5:2009 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Anaesthesia ventilators

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2013-02-06 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 8835-4:2009 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Anaesthetic vapour delivery devices

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2013-02-06 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 8835-3:2009+A1:2010 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Transfer and receiving systems of active anaesthetic gas scavenging systems.

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2013-02-06 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 8835-2:2009 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Anaesthetic breathing systems (ISO 8835-2:2007)

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2013-02-06 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 8835-2:2007 Inhalational anaesthesia systems. Anaesthetic breathing systems

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2009-06-04 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 80601-2-55:2018 Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of respiratory gas monitors

Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2023-12-20 		Withdrawn