Gas mixers for medical use - Stand-alone gas mixers

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CSA ISO 11195
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Edition
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

ISO 11195:2018 specifies requirements for the performance and safety of stand-alone gas mixers intended for mixing oxygen with another gas for medical use.

 

ISO 11195:2018 does not apply to:

 

a) blocks of flowmeters with separate controls for the flow of each gas;

 

b) stand-alone gas mixers which mix oxygen with ambient air;

 

c) stand-alone gas mixers with more than two different gas inlets;

 

d) stand-alone gas mixers connected to an oxygen concentrator.

Project need:

This new edition is being developed to harmonize North American requirements in the field of gas mixers.

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