ISO 8655-1:2002规定了活塞式容积仪的一般要求。适用于活塞移液管、活塞滴定管、稀释剂和分配器。此外，它还定义了活塞式容积仪的使用术语，并给出了等效术语列表。它还提供用户建议。 ISO 8655-1:2002不适用于用于人体的医疗产品，例如医用注射器。

ISO 8655-1:2002 specifies the general requirements for piston-operated volumetric apparatus. It is applicable to piston pipettes, piston burettes, dilutors and dispensers. It furthermore defines terms for the use of piston-operated volumetric apparatus and gives a list of equivalent terms. It also gives user recommendations. ISO 8655-1:2002 is not applicable to medical products intended for use on human beings, e.g. for medical syringes.