Designation:F2002–01bStandardTerminologyRelatingtoAnesthesiaandRespiratoryEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2002;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONConsistentuseofterminologycontributestoimprovedsafetyandperformanceofanestheticandrespiratorycareequipmentbyhelpingmanufacturers,operators,anduserscommunicatemoreeffectively.Itisexpectedthatthisterminologywillbeusedonlabelsandmarkingsonequipmentanddocumentsthataccompanyequipment.Ifotherterminologyisusedonlabelsormarkingsonequipmentordocumentsthataccompanyequipment,orboth,thatterminologyshouldbedefinedintheaccompanyingdocuments.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologycoversterms,symbols,andabbrevia-tionsassociatedwithanesthesiaandrespiratorycareequip-ment.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:F896SpecificationforFlexibleFiberopticBronchoscopes2F920SpecificationforMinimumPerformanceandSafetyRequirementsforResuscitatorsIntendedforUsewithHumans2F927SpecificationforPediatricTracheostomyTubes2F960SpecificationforMedicalandSurgicalSuctionandDrainageSystems2F965SpecificationforRigidLaryngoscopesforTrachealIntubation—Hook-onFittingsforLaryngoscopeHandlesandBladeswithLamps2F984SpecificationforCutaneousGasMonitoringDevicesforOxygenandCarbonDioxide2F1054SpecificationforConicalFittingsof15-mmand22-mmSizes2F1100SpecificationforVentilatorsIntendedforUseinCriticalCare2F1101SpecificationforVentilatorsIntendedforUseDur-ingAnesthesia2F1161SpecificationforMinimumPerformanceandSafetyRequirementsforComponentsandSystemsofAnesthesiaGasMachines2F1195SpecificationforRigidLaryngoscopesforTrachealIntubation—Hook-onFittingsforFiberilluminatedBladesandHandles2F1204SpecificationforAnesthesiaReservoirBags2F1205SpecificationforAnesthesiaBreathingTubes2F1208SpecificationforMinimumPerformanceandSafetyRequirementsfo...
