ISO 19223-3:2025

Description

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.