This document specifies general requirements for medical suction equipment that are common to all parts of the 10079 series. The ISO 10079 series does not apply to the following: a) end-pieces such as suction catheters, drains, curettes, Yankauer suckers and suction tips; b) syringes; c) dental suction equipment; d) anaesthetic gas scavenging systems; e) laboratory suction; f) autotransfusion systems; g) mucus extractors including neonatal mucus extractors; h) suction equipment where the collection container is downstream of the vacuum pump; i) ventouse (obstetric) equipment; j) suction equipment marked for endoscopic use only k) plume evacuation systems.