Medical gases

Medical gases are gases specially produced for medical use.

Depending on their use, they are considered to be medicinal products or medical products and must be handled and manufactured accordingly. As a rule, production takes place under the supervision of a competent person in accordance with AMG §15 (1) (2).

These include oxygen (O ₂ ), medical air ("Aer medicalis"), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), laughing gas (N ₂ O), xenon (Xe), nitrogen monoxide (NO) as well as helium (He) and nitrogen (N ₂ ) .

There are intensive research activities with the aim of medical use for carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H ₂ S).

In Germany, medical gases are subject to the Medicines Act and must therefore meet high quality standards. This means that only technical gases of very high purity can be used for medical purposes. Since 2008, the European standards EN 7396, EN 9170, EN 10524 and EN 5359 have been in force for the construction of medical gas systems , which also require binding color coding for certain medical gases.

See also : List of medical gases in the gas cylinder article

Web links

• Medical gases at Kremer Energy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ J. Weimann: Medical gases in anesthesia, intensive medicine and internal medicine. Supplement in Der Anästhesist 2008 May; 57 (5)
2. ↑ MA Gentile: Inhaled medical gases: more than to breathe oxygen. In: Respiratory Care , 2011, 56 (9), pp. 1341-1357. PMID 21944684
3. ↑ New color coding for medical gases (PDF; 96.5 kb). Acutronic Medical Systems, accessed June 17, 2015.