• ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11138-5:2017

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS - PART 5: BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE STEAM AND FORMALDEHYDE STERILIZATION PROCESSES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  20-04-2024

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-08-2017

    Publisher:  Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

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    Glossary of equivalent standards
    Committee representation
    Background of AAMI adoption of
     ISO 11138-5:2017
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements
    5 Test organism
    6 Suspension
    7 Carrier and primary packaging
    8 Inoculated carriers and biological
      indicators
    9 Population and resistance
    Annex A (normative) - Method for
            determination of resistance
            to low-temperature steam and
            formaldehyde
    Annex B (informative) - Rationale for
            the liquid-phase test method
            for low-temperature steam and
            formaldehyde biological
            indicators
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    Describes requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing low-temperature steam and formaldehyde as the sterilizing agent.

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    Committee ISO/TC 198
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 14937:2009 Sterilization of health care products General requirements for characterization of a sterilizing agent and the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
    ISO 25424:2009 Sterilization of medical devices Low temperature steam and formaldehyde Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
    EN 14180:2014 Sterilizers for medical purposes - Low temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizers - Requirements and testing
    ISO 11138-1:2017 Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 1: General requirements
    ISO 14161:2009 Sterilization of health care products Biological indicators Guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results
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