Consider Replacing ANSI/HIMA MD70.1 with ISO 594.

It is highly suggested that Luer fittings be manufactured and tested according to ISO 594, either ISO 594/1 or ISO 594/2 which ever your design requirements dictate.

ANSI/HIMA MD70.1 has not been backed by any organization since the 1988. All are suggesting movement of requirements from ANSI/HIMA MD70.1 toward ISO 594 for new designs, and the conversion of all old designs as tooling changes make practical.

The Luer connections manufactured under either ANSI/HIMA MD70.1 or ISO 594 are interchangeable. There are some differences in the gages, but the ISO 594 gages are preferred and desired to be universally used.

Implementation of ISO 594 into old designs should be done as quickly as feasible. Drawings and manufacturing specifications should be converted to allow either standard with a note that ANSI/HIMA MD70.1 is being phased-out. As ANSI/HIMA MD70.1 gages wear out, replace them the with the appropriate corresponding ISO 594 gages.

The ANSI/HIMA MD70.1 gages identified on the catalog page, may not be available for sale. The gage makers have discontinued new production of these gages and once existing inventory has been depleted they intend to make no more of them. My estimate is that they may be available as a special, but the cost may double.

FYI:
ISO = International Standards Organization
ANSI = American National Standard Institute
HIMA = Health Industry Manufacturers Association

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