# Is AGSS the same as medical vacuum?

No: medical vacuum provides clinical suction at a stronger vacuum, while an AGSS removes anaesthetic gases at a much lower suction level, and its disposal system has its own standard, EN ISO 7396-2.

That standard also covers avoiding cross-connections between scavenging systems and medical gas or vacuum pipelines. In the Ultra Controlo range, ULTRAVAC works at a normal vacuum of −0.85 bar and ULTRASEG at a suction level of −0.2 bar.

## Sources

- [Ultra Controlo, Medical gas answers: ISO 7396-2; ULTRAVAC and ULTRASEG datasheets.](https://www.ultracontrolo.com/medical-gas-answers#is-agss-the-same-as-medical-vacuum)
- [ultracontrolo.com: ULTRASEG](https://www.ultracontrolo.com/products/ultraseg)

Reviewed: 2026-10-22. Ultra Controlo engineering. https://library.ultracontrolo.com/answers/is-agss-the-same-as-medical-vacuum/