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CH/121/5 - Airways and related equipment

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other | Syringes, needles and catheters | Medical equipment.Therapy | Medical equipment. Diagnostic | Graphic technology. General | Tractors and trailed vehicles | Medical equipment | Hospital equipment | Equipment. Soil-working | Medical equipment. Radiographic | Measuring instruments. Temperature | Soil quality | First aid | Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics | Soil quality. General | Medical equipment. General | Medical equipment. Other | Protective devices. Respiratory | Veterinary medicine | Surgical instruments and materials | Transfusion, infusion and injection equipment | Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment | Safety. Machinery | Generalities. Terminology. Standardization. Documentation.

Overview: Under the direction of CH/121, is responsible for the UK input into ISO/TC 121/SC 2 and CEN/TC 215.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (17)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Revision of EN 13544-2 -	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Respiratory therapy tubing and connectors Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Healthcare \| Medical equipment Proposal begins : 2022-04-19	Proposal
PD ISO/TS 24172	Alternative test method for heat and moisture exchangers Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-07-31	Drafting
ISO/TC 121/SC 2 N 1515, ISO/NP 4771	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment -- Tracheostoma valves Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Healthcare \| Medical equipment \| Medical equipment. General \| Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment \| Medical equipment. Other Proposal begins : 2021-05-10	Proposal
ISO/TC 121/SC 2 N 1468, ISO/NP 4770	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - 23 mm tracheostoma connectors Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Healthcare \| Medical equipment \| Medical equipment. General \| Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Proposal begins : 2020-01-02	Proposal
CEN/TC 215 N 1618, EN ISO 16628	Tracheobronchial tubes Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Healthcare \| Medical equipment \| Medical equipment. General \| Medical equipment. Other Proposal begins : 2019-10-22	Proposal
BS ISO 7376-2	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment —. Part 2: Video laryngoscopes Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Approval begins : 2025-07-30	Approval
BS ISO 19211	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment -- Fire-activated oxygen shut-off devices for use during oxygen therapy Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Public comment begins : 2017-08-08	Public comment
BS ISO 17256	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment -- Respiratory therapy tubing and connectors Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Public comment begins : 2017-08-08	Public comment
BS EN ISO 9360-1	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment -– Heat and moisture exchangers and breathing system filters (HMEF) for humidifying respired gases in humans — Part 1: Common requirements Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN ISO 8836	Suction catheters for use in the respiratory tract Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-10-16	Drafting

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 19211:2024	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Fire-activated oxygen shut-off devices for use during oxygen therapy Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2024-08-30	Published standard
BS ISO 18190:2025	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. General requirements for airway devices and related equipment Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2025-02-14	Published standard
BS ISO 17256:2024	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Respiratory therapy tubing and connectors Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2024-07-29	Published standard
BS ISO 11712:2023	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Supralaryngeal airways and connectors Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2023-11-10	Published standard
BS EN ISO 7376:2020+A1:2025	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Laryngoscopes for tracheal intubation Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2025-06-20	Published standard
BS EN ISO 5366:2016	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Tracheostomy tubes and connectors Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2016-11-07	Published standard
BS EN ISO 5364:2016	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Oropharyngeal airways Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2016-10-04	Published standard
BS EN ISO 5362:2024	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Anaesthetic reservoir bags Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2024-07-31	Published standard
BS EN ISO 27427:2023	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Nebulizing systems and components Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2023-07-27	Published standard
BS EN ISO 23372:2022	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Air entrainment devices Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Published standard begins : 2022-06-17	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 13154:2009	Medical electrical equipment. Deployment, implementation and operational guidelines for indentifying febrile humans using a screening thermograph Categories: Medical equipment. Diagnostic Withdrawn begins : 2017-03-29	Withdrawn
DD ISO/TS 16628:2003	Tracheobronchial tubes. Recommendations for size designation and labelling Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Withdrawn begins : 2009-04-06	Withdrawn
BS ISO 81060-2:2013	Non-invasive sphygmomanometers. Clinical investigation of automated measurement type Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment \| Medical equipment. Diagnostic Withdrawn begins : 2014-06-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 81060-2:2009	Non-invasive sphygmomanometers. Clinical validation of automated measurement type Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment \| Medical equipment. Diagnostic Withdrawn begins : 2011-09-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 81060-1:2007	Non-invasive sphygmomanometers. Requirements and test methods for non-automated measurement type Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment \| Medical equipment. Diagnostic Withdrawn begins : 2012-07-24	Withdrawn
BS ISO 27427:2013	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Nebulizing systems and components Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Withdrawn begins : 2019-09-19	Withdrawn
BS ISO 21917:2021	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Voice prostheses Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment \| Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2023-03-20	Withdrawn
BS ISO 18190:2016	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. General requirements for airways and related equipment Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Withdrawn begins : 2025-02-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 16628:2008	Tracheobronchial tubes. Sizing and marking Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Withdrawn begins : 2022-07-21	Withdrawn
BS ISO 11712:2009	Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Supralaryngeal airways and connectors Categories: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-10	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

A B H I - Association of British Healthcare Industries
Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland
B S I F - Personal Safety Manufacturers Association
BAREMA
Committee Manager
I P E M - Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Medical Gas Association
University of Plymouth
Welsh Government

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Airway Management
Individual Capacity - Design & manufacture for mechanical ventilation
Individual capacity - Medical Engineering
Individual Capacity - Medical Product Manufacturer
Individual Capacity - Patient safety expert
Individual capacity Oxygen Concentrators Expert
Liaison - CH/121/6
Liaison - CH/62/1

BSI roles

Committee Chair