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This document specifies requirements for electrically powered video laryngoscopes that comprise a handle, a rigid blade, a light source, a camera and an image display that provides a clear view of the larynx to assist tracheal intubation. This document specifies requirements for accessories that are essential to the function of the video laryngoscope.This document is not applicable to the following:— laryngoscopes without a camera or image display (see ISO 7376);— endoscopes (see ISO 8600-1);— laryngoscopes designed for surgery;— image quality requirement for third party display screens, for example a phone or computer monitor, and which are not supplied by the video laryngoscope manufacturer as part of the video laryngoscope system.