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This document specifies requirements for sterile, single-use, extracorporeal blood-gas exchangers (oxygenators) intended for the supply of oxygen to, and the removal of carbon dioxide from, human blood, during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for up to 6 h, extracorporeal lung assist [ECLA with veno-venous (VV), veno-arterial (VA) or veno-arterial-venous (VAV) cannulation strategies], cardiopulmonary support (CPS), extracorporeal life support (ECLS with VA cannulation strategy), extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R), and other extracorporeal circulation techniques requiring blood-gas exchange. This document also applies to heat exchangers and arterial filters that are integral parts of the oxygenator. This document does not apply to — implanted oxygenators, — liquid oxygenators, — extracorporeal circuits (blood tubing), — separate heat exchangers, — separate ancillary devices, and — separate arterial line filters.