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    Sterilization of medical devices. Aseptic processing of liquid medical devices. Requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-10-2011

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  06-12-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Quality management systems
    5 Personnel
       5.1 Personnel management
       5.2 Training for APA qualification
       5.3 General employee health
       5.4 Monitoring of personnel
       5.5 Gowning
            5.5.1 Gowning training
            5.5.2 Gowning requirements
            5.5.3 Control of gowned personnel
    6 Premises
    7 Process-related media
       7.1 Water
            7.1.1 Potable water
            7.1.2 Treated potable water
            7.1.3 Purified water
            7.1.4 Water for Injections (WFI)
       7.2 Other media
            7.2.1 Vacuum systems
            7.2.2 Gases
            7.2.3 Clean steam
    8 Qualification of equipment and utilities, and process
       validation
       8.1 General
       8.2 Requalification and revalidation
    9 Processes
       9.1 Cleaning and disinfection of the APA
            9.1.1 Disinfectants and cleaning agents
            9.1.2 Validation of disinfection procedures
            9.1.3 Monitoring of cleaning and disinfection
                  effectiveness
       9.2 Bioburden
       9.3 Endotoxins
       9.4 Sterilization, assembly and use of filling equipment
            and utensils
       9.5 Clean in place (CIP)
       9.6 Steam in Place (SIP)
       9.7 Feeding sterilized container components and product
            to the filling line
       9.8 Sterile filtration
            9.8.1 Pore size rating
            9.8.2 Liquid filtration
            9.8.3 Gas filtration
       9.9 Aseptically-produced suspensions
       9.10 Filling process: interventions, rejects
       9.11 Freeze drying
       9.12 Sealing and final packaging
    10 Environmental monitoring and controls
       10.1 Particulate monitoring programme
       10.2 Microbiological monitoring programme
            10.2.1 General
            10.2.2 Alert and action levels
            10.2.3 Review of data
       10.3 Environmental monitoring trend analysis
       10.4 Investigations and reports
            10.4.1 Investigation action plans
            10.4.2 Investigation testing
            10.4.3 Investigation report
    11 Media fills (process simulation tests)
    12 Finished product sterility testing
       12.1 General
       12.2 Investigation of sterility test positives
       12.3 Sampling plans
    13 Product release
    Annex A (normative) Conventional cleanrooms
            A.1 Facility design features
            A.2 Facility design review
            A.3 Material flow
            A.4 Aseptic processing area (APA)
            A.5 Critical processing zones
            A.6 Other processing zones within the APA
            A.7 Support areas outside the APA
            A.8 Environmental air systems and controls
                 A.8.1 Temperature and humidity
                 A.8.2 Air
                 A.8.3 HEPA filter integrity
                 A.8.4 Air handling
            A.9 Facility design
            A.10 Preparation areas
    Annex B (normative) Isolator technology
            B.1 Types of isolator
                 B.1.1 General
                 B.1.2 Transfer devices used with isolators
            B.2 Transfer devices
                 B.2.1 General
                 B.2.2 Classification system for transfer devices
            B.3 Surrounding area
                 B.3.1 General
                 B.3.2 Siting of Isolators
            B.4 Gloves, gauntlets, half suits and full suits
                 B.4.1 General
                 B.4.2 Use of gloves/gauntlets
                 B.4.3 Changing gloves/gauntlets
                 B.4.4 Use of half suits, full suits
            B.5 Pressure differentials
            B.6 Cleaning of isolators
            B.7 Filtration of air in isolators
            B.8 Pressure differential
            B.9 Air change rate
            B.10 Biodecontamination of isolator internal surfaces
                 by microbicidal gas
                 B.10.1 Gas contact
                 B.10.2 Biodecontaminant residuals
                 B.10.3 Isolator biodecontamination: Validation
            B.11 Qualification
            B.12 Monitoring
                 B.12.1 Particulate monitoring
                 B.12.2 Microbiological monitoring
                 B.12.3 HEPA filters
            B.13 Alarms
            B.14 Maintenance and requalification (see also Clause 10)
            B.15 Product release
    Annex C (informative) Aseptically-prepared suspensions
            C.1 General
            C.2 Media fill considerations
    Annex D (normative) Freeze-drying
            D.1 General
            D.2 Validation
            D.3 Gases used during the freeze-drying process
            D.4 Process routing
            D.5 Open containers and stoppers
            D.6 Transport to freeze-dryer
            D.7 Unloading and transport to sealing equipment
            D.8 Cleaning and disinfection of freeze dryer
            D.9 Biodecontamination of the freeze dryer
                 D.9.1 Frequency
                 D.9.2 Methods
            D.10 Vent filter system
            D.11 Environmental monitoring and controls
            D.12 Media fills for freeze-drying
            D.13 Maintenance
    Annex E (normative) Media fills (process simulation tests)
            E.1 Performance qualification
            E.2 Performance requalification
            E.3 Repeat of performance qualification
            E.4 Media fill procedures
            E.5 Media selection and growth support
            E.6 Incubation and inspection of media filled units
            E.7 Acceptance criteria
                 E.7.1 General
                 E.7.2 Acceptance criteria tables
            E.8 Contamination with media
            E.9 Data required for media fills
            E.10 Media fill runs for which action levels
                 are exceeded
                 E.10.1 Investigation
                 E.10.2 Further actions
    Annex F (informative) Contamination rate calculations for
            a given number of media filled units
    Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
             addressing essential requirements or other provisions
             of Council Directive 90/385/EEC relating to active
             implantable medical devices
    Annex ZB (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
             addressing essential requirements or other provisions
             of Council Directive 93/42/EEC relating to
             medical devices
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    Specifies requirements for the design and operation of aseptic processing facilities and the validation and routine control of aseptic processes for the preparation of sterile liquid medical devices.

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    Committee CH/198
    Development Note Supersedes 00/560097 DC. (12/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    EN ISO 14644-4:2001 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments - Part 4: Design, construction and start-up (ISO 14644-4:2001)
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    EN 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 14937:2009)
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    ISO 14698-2:2003 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments Biocontamination control Part 2: Evaluation and interpretation of biocontamination data
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    ISO 14644-2:2015 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments Part 2: Monitoring to provide evidence of cleanroom performance related to air cleanliness by particle concentration
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    EN 1174-1 : 1996 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - ESTIMATION OF THE POPULATION OF MICRO-ORGANISMS ON PRODUCT - REQUIREMENTS
    EN 1822-2:2009 High efficiency air filters (EPA, HEPA and ULPA) - Part 2: Aerosol production, measuring equipment, particle counting statistics
    ISO 14698-1:2003 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments Biocontamination control Part 1: General principles and methods
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    EN 552:1994/A2:2000 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - VALIDATION AND ROUTINE CONTROL OF STERILIZATION BY IRRADIATION
    ISO 13408-1:2008 Aseptic processing of health care products — Part 1: General requirements
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    EN ISO 14644-5:2004 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments - Part 5: Operations (ISO 14644-5:2004)
    ISO 14644-7:2004 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments — Part 7: Separative devices (clean air hoods, gloveboxes, isolators and mini-environments)
    ISO 10993-1:2009 Biological evaluation of medical devices Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process
    ISO 14644-1:2015 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness by particle concentration
    EN 1822-1:2009 High efficiency air filters (EPA, HEPA and ULPA) - Part 1: Classification, performance testing, marking
    EN ISO 14644-2:2015 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments - Part 2: Monitoring to provide evidence of cleanroom performance related to air cleanliness by particle concentration (ISO 14644-2:2015)
    EN 980:2008 Symbols for use in the labelling of medical devices
    EN ISO 14644-1:2015 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments - Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness by particle concentration (ISO 14644-1:2015)
    EN ISO 10993-1:2009/AC:2010 BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: EVALUATION AND TESTING WITHIN A RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS (ISO 10993-1:2009/COR 1:2010)
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    EN 554 : 1994 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - VALIDATION AND ROUTINE CONTROL OF STERILIZATION BY MOIST HEAT
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