Nitrous oxide, cylinder

Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
EMDN related code(s)
V0904
CLINICAL/THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS NITROUS OXIDE
GMDN related code(s)
47226
Nitrous oxide refillable cylinder (A container designed as a refillable cylinder used to hold compressed nitrous oxide (N2O) under safe conditions at high pressure (e.g., 50 Bar). It is typically filled with N2O when delivered from the gas supplier and includes a valve stem, an opening/closing valve, and is graded according to size (capacity) and colour-coded to denote N2O content. The cylinder is typically made of steel or aluminium (Al) and must be used together with a pressure regulator in order to release the N2O at the correct working pressure. N2O is used predominately as a background anaesthetic during anaesthesia or as an analgesic during child birth.)