Current through September 30, 2024
Section 868.5160 - Gas machine for anesthesia or analgesia(a)Gas machine for anesthesia -(1)Identification. A gas machine for anesthesia is a device used to administer to a patient, continuously or intermittently, a general inhalation anesthetic and to maintain a patient's ventilation. The device may include a gas flowmeter, vaporizer, ventilator, breathing circuit with bag, and emergency air supply.(2)Classification. Class II (performance standards).(b)Gas machine for analgesia -(1)Identification. A gas machine for analgesia is a device used to administer to a patient an analgesic agent, such as a nitrous oxide-oxygen mixture (maximum concentration of 70 percent nitrous oxide).(2)Classification. Class II (performance standards).