scope:

Applies to high pressure flexible connections intended to be connected to cylinders with a working pressure up to 23.000 kPa for use with the following medical gases: oxygen, nitrous oxide, air for breathing, helium, carbon dioxide, xenon, specified mixtures of the gases listed above air for driving surgical tools, nitrogen for driving surgical tools. Applies to high pressure flexible connections intended to be used to connect cylinders or cylinder bundles to manifolds within sources of supply of medical gas pipeline systems complying with EN 737-3. Applies to high pressure flexible connections intended to be used to connect cylinder to the inlet port of medical equipment (e.g. anaesthetic workstations or lung ventilators) fitted with an integral pressure regulator complying with EN 738-1.