ISO 5356-1, “Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment – Conical connectors – Part 1: Cones and sockets,” has just been updated. The new 4th Edition is available now from Document Center Inc. It can be purchased in paper format, as a pdf download, or for inclusion in our Standards Online multi-user subscription service. Since it is a technical revision, the 4th Edition withdraws and replaces the 3rd Edition from 2004.
ISO 5356-1 is widely used for breathing attachments in anesthetic and respiratory equipment. This is because in clinical practice there is often more than one device or items of medical equipment making up the breathing system. The challenge is in providing connections for all these types of equipment that are interchangeable. So the ISO 5356 series (both Parts 1 and 2) provide the manufacturers with specifications so that equipment from more than one source will still work easily together.
If you use this standard, you’ll want to know what the changes are in this new edition. The ISO committee 21 has provided you with guidance in the foreword to the new edition. Here’s the highlights:
- The revision makes the terminology consistent throughout both the title and text,
- Updates to the definition section,
- 11,5 mm cones and sockets have been included,
- Modifications to the internal diameters of some cones
- Significant changes to the requirements of 22 mm latching sockets and cones,
- Corrections to Annex A, and
- Restructuring of the document in order to make the text clearer.
FYI: There are no updates pending for the ISO 5356-2 on screw-threaded weight-bearing connectors at this time.
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