FD S90-119 Terminal units for air for driving surgical tools (AFNOR)

Edition and status

AFNOR lists the July 2006 edition of FD S90-119 as a current published document, 4 pages long, in its collection of national standards and national normative documents (ICS 11.040.10).

What it covers

According to AFNOR's summary, FD S90-119 sets the connection system specific to air for surgical instruments, for wall sockets and the probes that plug into them. It adds to two other documents: the general requirements for terminal units in NF EN ISO 9170-1, and the dimensions of sockets and probes in NF S 90-116. AFNOR's summary mentions air only; it does not mention nitrogen for driving surgical tools.

Relation to other standards

• NF S90-116 is the French standard for sockets and related probes for medical fluids. AFNOR lists its October 2020 edition as current, and the socket must meet NF EN ISO 9170-1. FD S90-119 dates from 2006, before that edition.
• ISO 9170-1:2017 sets requirements for terminal units for compressed medical gases and vacuum, and does not specify the dimensions of probes.
• ISO 7396-1:2016 includes air and nitrogen for driving surgical tools in the pipeline systems it covers.
• ISO 15002:2023, on flow control devices, does not apply to devices for use with gases for driving surgical tools.
• In Germany, DIN 13260-2 gives dimensions and allocation of probes and connection points, including those for the supply and disposal of air and nitrogen for driving surgical tools.