About
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Secretariat: DIN (Germany)
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2025):Mr Birger Lange
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1985
Scope
Standardization in the field of microscopy and endoscopy, including standardization of terminology, requirements, interfaces, information transfer and test methods for systems, instruments, components and accessories.
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This committee contributes with 50 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goal:
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 172/SC 5
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 172/SC 5:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| IEC/SC 62D | Particular medical equipment, software, and systems | IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 201 | Surface chemical analysis | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 172/SC 5
ISO/TC 172/SC 5 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| IEC/SC 62D | Particular medical equipment, software, and systems | IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 172/SC 7 | Ophthalmic optics and instruments | ISO |
| ISO/TC 201 | Surface chemical analysis | ISO |
| ISO/TC 210 | Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices | ISO |
| ISO/TC 276/SC 1 | Analytical methods | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| PROSCOPE | Point-of-care instrument for diagnosis and image-guided intervention of Colo-Rectal Cancer | A |
ISO/TC 172/SC 5 - Secretariat
DIN (Germany)
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
DIN e. V.
Am DIN-Platz
Burggrafenstraße 6
D-10787 Berlin
Germany
Am DIN-Platz
Burggrafenstraße 6
D-10787 Berlin
Germany
Tel: +49 30 2601-0
Fax: +49 30 26 01 12 31
Web: http://www.din.de