Designation:D8419−21StandardSpecificationforAnesthesiaReservoirBags1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8419;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversanesthesiareservoirbagsforusewithanesthesiabreathingsystems.Forpurposesofthisspecification,thereservoirbagincludestheneck,body,andneckbushing,ifprovided.Special-purposebags,forexample,bellows,evacuation,andself-expandingbagsareexcludedfromthescopeofthisspecification.1.2Thefollowingsubjectsarecovered:material,construction,neck,size,compliance(pressure-volumerelationship),electricalconductivity,markingandlabeling,andtestmethodstosubstantiatecompliancewiththerequirements.Alternativetestmethodsmaybeemployedprovidedtheycanbeshowntobeequivalentorbetter.(ArationaleisgiveninAppendixX1.)1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ANSIStandard:ANSI/NFPA99HealthcareFacilities3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTerms—Forthepurposeofthisspecification,thefollowingdescriptionsoftermsshallapply:3.2Definitions:3.2.1ambienttemperatureandpressure—roomtemperatureandpressure.3.2.2anesthesiareservoirbag—collapsiblecontainerfromwhichthepatientmaydrawhistidalvolume.3.2.3compliance(pressure-volumerelationship)—achangeofvolumeperchangeinpressure.3.2.3.1Discussion—Unitsofcomplia...
