BS EN ISO 26782:2009

This standard BS EN ISO 26782:2009 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Spirometers intended for the measurement of time forced expired volumes in humans is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.040.10 Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

This International Standard specifies requirements for spirometers intended for the assessment of pulmonary function in humans weighing more than 10 kg.

This International Standard applies to a spirometer that measure timed forced expired volumes, either as part of an integrated lung function device or as a stand-alone device, irrespective of the measuring method employed.

Devices intended for continuously monitoring patients are outside the scope of this International Standard.