To improve patient safety – first priority at all times
The International standard was developed because of patient safety concerns due to accessories misconnections incidents, with catastrophic consequences. The ISO 80369 series was developed to prevent misconnection between small-bore connectors used in different applications. It ensures correct connections even in complex working environments.
The rational behind
In 2000, a task group of the European standards organization CEN proposed a strategy to reduce incidents of accidental misconnection of PATIENT therapy tubing by the use of a series of NON-INTERCONNECTABLE CONNECTORS, differentiated by design, for use in different medical APPLICATIONS. The strategy reserves the use of LUER CONNECTORS solely for use in MEDICAL DEVICES used to access the vascular system or for hypodermic syringes so that they can achieve their intended function.
