To formulate Indian Standards for general, pediatric, urological, gastrointestinal and plastic surgery instruments including endoscopic, laproscopic and robotic surgery instruments and haemostatic devices
To formulate Indian Standards for instruments used in orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic implants (Excluding cardio-vascular and neuro-surgical implants) such as bone holding forceps, bone nail, bone cutting saws and bone drills, etc.
ISO TC-150 SC-1 (P): Materials ; ISO TC-150 SC-5 (P): Osteosynthesis and spinal devices ; ISO TC-150 (P): Implants for surgery ; ISO TC-150 SC-4 (P): Bone and joint replacements ;
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MHD 3
Obstetric and Gynaecological Instruments and Appliances
To formulate Indian Standards for instruments used in ear, nose and throat surgery including ENT microsurgery instruments, ENT implants, vibrators, audiometers, hearing-aids tuning forks, hooks and elevators, diagnostic instrument, etc.
To formulate Indian Standards for all types of dental instruments, equipments, filling and restorative materials, prosthodontic materials, dental implants, terminology, methods of tests.
ISO TC-106 (P): Dentistry ; ISO TC-106 SC-2 (P): Prosthodontic materials ; ISO TC-106 SC-4 (P): Dental instruments ; ISO TC-106 SC-6 (P): Dental equipment ; ISO TC-106 SC-7 (P): Oral care products ; ISO TC-106 SC-8 (P): Dental implants ; ISO TC-106 SC-9 (P): Dental CAD/CAM systems ; ISO TC-106 SC-1 (P): Filling and restorative materials ; ISO TC-106 SC-3 (P): Terminology ;
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MHD 9
Artificial Limbs, Rehabilitation Appliances and Assistive Products for Persons with Disabilities
To formulate Indian Standards for artificial limbs, prosthetic and orthotic appliances and rehabilitation equipment
ISO TC-173 SC-1 (P): Wheelchairs ; ISO TC-173 SC-2 (P): Classification and terminology ; ISO TC-173 SC-3 (P): Aids for ostomy and incontinence ; ISO TC-168 (P): Prosthetics and orthotics ; ISO TC-173 SC-7 (P): Assistive products for persons with impaired sensory functions ; ISO TC-173 (P): Assistive products ;
To formulate Indian Standards for medical laboratory instruments and medical laboratory equipments and glasswares in all in-vitro diagonistics medical laboratories including clinical-pathology, hematology, histopathology, cytopathology, flow-cytometery, biochemistry, microbiology and molecular biology
To formulate Indian Standards for instruments and equipment used for anaesthesing and ventilating
a patient, including diagnostic instruments such as sphygmomanometers, suction apparatus and anaesthetic face mask.
ISO TC-121 (P): Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment ; ISO TC-121 SC-1 (P): Breathing attachments and anaesthetic machines ; ISO TC-121 SC-3 (P): Respiratory devices and related equipment used for patient care ; ISO TC-121 SC-4 (P): Vocabulary and semantics ; ISO TC-121 SC-2 (P): Airway devices and related equipment ; ISO TC-121 SC-6 (P): Medical gas supply systems ; ISO TC-121 SC-8 (P): Suction devices ;
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MHD 12
Hospital Equipment and Surgical Disposable Products
To formulate Indian Standards for:
i) Hospital equipment used in OPD wards and operation theaters such as Sterilizers, Incubators, hospital furniture, and operation tables etc.
ii) Surgical disposable products like Transfusion, infusion and injection equipment etc., and devices for administration of medical product and intravascular catheters
ISO TC-76 (P): Transfusion, infusion and injection, and blood processing equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use ; ISO TC-84 (P): Devices for administration of medicinal products and catheters ; ISO TC-198 (P): Sterilization of health care products ; IEC TC-PC 130 (P): Cold Storage Equipment for Medical Use ;
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MHD 13
Veterinary Hospital Planning and Surgical Instruments
To formulate Indian Standards for Veterinary Hospital Planning and Veterinary Hospital Instruments including instruments pertaining to Veterinary Surgery, gynaecology and medicine for diagnosis and therapeutic management of diseased/healthy animal
a) To prepare codes, guides and standards (physical, staff and equipment planning), quality management systems and operational systems for health care services;
b) Standardization and guidance in the field of laboratory medicine and in vitro diagnostic test systems. This includes, for example, quality management, pre- and post-analytical procedures, analytical performance, laboratory safety, reference systems and quality assurance;
ISO TC-304 (P): Healthcare organization management ; ISO TC-210 (P): Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices ; ISO TC-212 (P): Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems ;
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MHD 15
Electromedical, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy Equipment
To prepare Standards for:
i) Electrical equipment concerning diagnostic, surgical, therapeutic and monitoring equipment for various specialties ;
ii) Ionizing radiation imaging and radiotherapy, dentistry, equipment for radiotherapy, nuclear
medicine and radiation dosimetry
IEC TC-62 (P): Medical equipment, software, and systems ; IEC TC-62 SC-62 A (P): Common aspects of medical equipment, software, and systems ; IEC TC-62 SC-62 B (P): Medical imaging equipment, software, and systems ; IEC TC-62 SC-62 C (P): Equipment for radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and radiation dosimetry ; IEC TC-62 SC-62 D (P): Particular medical equipment, software, and systems ;
Standardization in the field of information for health, and Health Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to achieve compatibility and interoperability between Independent systems. Also, to ensure compatibility of data for comparative statistical purposes (e.g. classifications) and to reduce duplication of effort and redundancies.
IEC TC- (P): Bio-digital convergence ; ISO TC-215 SC-1 (P): Genomics Informatics ; ISO TC-215 (P): Health informatics ;
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MHD 19
In-vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices and Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices
To formulate Indian Standards on:
i) Biological tests, biological stains, immuno-biological and diagnostic kits.
ii) Biological and clinical evaluation of medical and dental materials, devices, implants together with standardization of biological test methods applicable to those materials and devices, and
iii) Good clinical practice principles to clinical investigations in humans of those devices"
ISO TC-194 (P): Biological and clinical evaluation of medical devices ;
To formulate Indian Standards for:
i) Equipment and instruments for infection control
ii) Equipment/containers required under Biomedical Waste Management and
handling rules 1998.
1. To formulate Indian Standards for medical instruments and equipment used in anatomy including genetics, histology, storage of body and body parts, embalming, plastination of human parts/sections for teaching, museum preservation, study of virtual anatomy etc.
2. To formulate Indian Standards for medical instruments and equipment used in forensic medicine including storage of human body and viscera at different temperatures, preservatives, study of toxicology, forensic biology and study of biological tissues, firearm evaluations, DNA analysis etc.