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AS 3840.1-1998

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Pressure regulators for use with medical gases Pressure regulators and pressure regulators with flow-metering devices (Reconfirmed 2016)
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Language(s)

English

Published date

05-12-1998

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Specifies requirements for compressed gas regulators and compressed gas regulators with flow-metering devices for use in the medical gas industry. This Standard aligns closely with ISO10524:1995 and EN738-1:1997 with magnification and clarification of the test procedures and their test results.

1.1 GeneralThis Standard specifies requirements for pressure regulators, pressure regulators with integral flow-metering devices and flow-metering devices which are intended to be connected to pressure regulators for the administration of medical gases.1.2 Medical gases This Standard covers the following common medical gases: (a) Air. (b) Carbon dioxide. (c) Helium. (d) Oxygen. (e) Nitrogen. (f) Nitrous oxide. (g) Xenon. (h) Mixtures of oxygen and carbon dioxide.(i) Mixtures of oxygen and helium.(j) Mixtures of oxygen and nitrogen.(k) Mixtures of oxygen and nitrous oxide.(l) Other gas mixtures to which pin index configurations have been assigned.NOTE: The list of medical gases shown is not exhaustive.

Committee
ME/2
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 2246 6
Pages
29
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 26/08/2016.This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 26/08/2016
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 738-1:1997/A1:2002 Identical
ISO 10524:1995 Identical

First published as AS 3840-1998.Reconfirmed 2016. First published as AS 3840.1-1998.

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