BS EN ISO BRITISH STANDARD 9360-1:2000 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment D Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs)forhumidifying respired gases in humans D Part 1: HMEs for use with minimum tidal volumes of 250 ml The European Standard EN IS0 9360-1:2000 has the status of a British Standard ICS 11.040.10 BSI NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAW BS EN ISO 9360-1:2000 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN ISO 9360-1:2000. Itis identicalwith IS09360-1:2000. The UKparticipationin its preparation was entrusted byTechnicalCommittee CH/46, Lung ventilators and related equipment, to Subcommittee CH/46/1, Heat and moisture exchangers and humidifiers, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in theUK. A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references Attention is drawn to the fact that CEN and CENELEC Standards normally include anannexwhichlistsnormativereferencestointernationalpublicationswiththeir correspondingEuropeanpublications.TheBritishStandardswhichimplementthese international or European publications may be found in the BSI Standards CatalogueunderthesectionentitledaInternationalStandardsCorrespondence Index°, or by usingthe aFind° facilityofthe BSI Standards ElectronicCatalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users ofBritish Standards areresponsiblefor their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN ISO title page, the EN ISO foreword page, the ISO title page, pages i tov,a blankpage, pages 1 to 19, the annex ZA page, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. This British Standard, having Amendments issued since publication been prepared under the direction of the Health and Amd. No. Date Comments EnvironmentSectorCommittee was published under the authorityof theStandards Committee and comes into effect on 15June 2000 @BSI 06-2000 ISBN 0 580 34791 5 EN ISO 9360-1 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM March 2000 ICS 11.040.00 English version Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) for humidifying respired gases in humans Part 1 : HMEs for use with minimum tidal volumes of 250 ml (ISO 9360-1:2000) Materiel d'anesthesie et de réanimation respiratoire- Anasthesie- und Beatmungsgerate - Warme- und Echangeurs de chaleur et d'humidité (ECH)utilisés pour FeuchtigkeitsaustauscherzurAnfeuchtungvon Atemgasen humidifier les gaz respires par les etres humains - Partie 1: beim Menschen - Teil 1: Warme- und ECHpour utilisation avec desvolumes courants d'au moins Feuchtigkeitsaustauscher zur Verwendung bei 250 ml (ISO 9360-1:2000) Mindesthubvolumina von 250 ml (ISO9360-1:2000) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 March 2000. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained onapplication to the Central Secretariat orto any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).A version in any other language made by translation versions. Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE