ISO/DIS 18730

Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment — Volatile anaesthetic agent capture systems

General information

40.99   Full report circulated: DIS approved for registration as FDIS   Sep 4, 2026

ISO

ISO/TC 121/SC 1 Breathing attachments and anaesthetic machines

International Standard

11.040.10   Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

Scope

This document specifies requirements for waste volatile anaesthetic agent capture systems that may or may not include the recycling of the collected volatile anaesthetic agent for reuse.
NOTE 1: Waste volatile agent capture systems, that are part of a medical gas pipeline system as specified in ISO 7396-1 [4], are outside the scope of this document.
NOTE 2: Nitrous oxide is not considered to be a volatile anaesthetic agent.

Life cycle

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IN_DEVELOPMENT
ISO/DIS 18730
40.99 Full report circulated: DIS approved for registration as FDIS
Sep 4, 2026