ISO 7376:2020

OVERVIEW

This document, which is device-specific, specifies requirements for laryngoscopes with non-flexible blades, with internal battery-operated power sources, used for illuminating the larynx during intubation. It also specifies critical dimensions for those handles and laryngoscope blades with interchangeable hook-on fittings.

It is not applicable to the following:

— flexible laryngoscopes;

— laryngoscopes designed for surgery;

— laryngoscopes powered from mains electricity supply;

— laryngoscopes connected by light-transmitting cables to external light sources;

— video laryngoscopes designed to work with an external, integral or attached video system.

COMMENTS

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