ISO/NP 19223-3

Lung ventilators and related equipment — Vocabulary and semantics — Part 3: Respiratory care

Scope

This document establishes a vocabulary of terms and semantics for respiratory care not addressed in sufficient detail by ISO 19223:2019 or ISO 4135:2022.
It is applicable
— in respiratory high-flow therapy device standards
— in sleep apnoea breathing therapy device standards
— in ventilatory support device 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, and
— in electronic health records.
This document excludes mechanical ventilation, high-frequency ventilation, negative pressure ventilation, liquid ventilation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.