This part of ISO 7886 specifies requirements for sterile single-use hypodermic syringes of nominal capacity 5 ml and above, made of plastics materials and intended for use with power-driven syringe pumps.

This part of ISO 7886 does not apply to syringes for use with insulin (specified in ISO 8537), single-use syringes made of glass (specified in ISO 595), syringes prefilled with the injection by the manufacturer and syringes supplied with the injection as a kit for filling by a pharmacist. It does not address compatibility with injection fluids.