1.1 This International Standard applies to high-pressure flexible connections intended to be connected to cylinders or cylinder bundles with nominal filling pressures up to 25 000 kPa at 15 "C for use with the following medical gases:
— oxygen;
— nitrous oxide;
— air for breathing;
— helium;
— carbon dioxide;
— xenon;
— mixtures of the gases listed above;
— air for driving surgical tools;
— nitrogen for driving surgical tools.
1.2 This International Standard applies to high-pressure flexible connections intended to connect cylinders or cylinder bundles to manifolds within sources of supply of medical gas pipeline systems complying with ISO 7396-1.
1.3 This International Standard applies to high-pressure flexible connections intended to connect a cylinder to an inSet port of medicai equipment (e-g. anaesthetic workstation or lung ventilator) fitted with an integral pressure regulator complying with ISO 10524-1.4 This International Standard does not apply to high-pressure flexible connections intended to be used to fill cylinders nor does it apply to low-pressure flexible hose assemblies that are covered by ISO 5359.