ISO 19223-3:2025

Lung ventilators and related equipment — Vocabulary and semantics — Part 3: Respiratory care ISO 19223-3:2025

Publication date:   Sep 23, 2025

Scope

This document defines terms for respiratory care.
This document is applicable:
—     in respiratory high-flow therapy equipment standards;
—     in sleep apnoea breathing therapy equipment standards;
—     in sleep apnoea breathing therapy masks and accessories standards;
—     in ventilatory support equipment standards;
—     in health informatics standards;
—     for labelling on medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems;
—     in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical system instructions for use and accompanying documents;
—     for medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems interoperability;
—     in electronic health records.
This document excludes mechanical ventilation (defined in ISO 19223:2019), high-frequency and jet ventilation (defined in ISO 19223-2:2025), negative pressure ventilation, liquid ventilation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.