ISO/TC 121 - Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment

Standardization of anaesthetic and respiratory equipment and supplies, related devices and supply systems.

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This committee contributes with 2 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goal:

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Reference	Title	Type
ISO/TC 121/SC 1	Breathing attachments and anaesthetic machines	Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 2	Airway devices and related equipment	Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 3	Respiratory devices and related equipment used for patient care	Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 4	Vocabulary and semantics	Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 6	Medical gas supply systems	Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/SC 8	Suction devices	Subcommittee
ISO/TC 121/AG 2	Oxygen supply source considerations	Working group
ISO/TC 121/AG 3	Cybersecurity considerations for Anaesthetic and Respiratory equipment	Working group
ISO/TC 121/AG 4	Marketing	Working group
ISO/TC 121/AHG 1	Environmental and sustainability consideration	Working group
ISO/TC 121/CAG	Chair's Advisory Group	Working group

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 121:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 62D	Particular medical equipment, software, and systems	IEC
IEC/TC 62	Medical equipment, software, and systems	IEC
ISO/TC 198	Sterilization of health care products	ISO
ISO/TC 210	Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices	ISO

ISO/TC 121 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 62A	Common aspects of medical equipment, software, and systems	IEC
ISO/TC 58/SC 2	Cylinder fittings	ISO
ISO/TC 118/SC 4	Compressed air treatment technology	ISO
ISO/TC 173/SC 2	Classification and terminology	ISO
ISO/TC 198	Sterilization of health care products	ISO
ISO/TC 210	Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices	ISO
ISO/TC 215	Health informatics	ISO
ISO/TC 220	Cryogenic vessels	ISO

Acronym	Title	Category
EIGA	European Industrial Gases Association	A
IFRC	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	A
WFSA	World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists	A
WHO	World Health Organization	B

Date	Month	Location	TC/SC	Note
12-16	May 2025	Saint-Denis (France)	ISO/TC 121
17-21	November 2025	Arlington (United States)	ISO/TC 121/SC 2	*
17-21	November 2025	Arlington (United States)	ISO/TC 121/SC 6	*
11-15	May 2026	(Korea, Republic of)	ISO/TC 121	**

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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