AAMI ISO 10993-7:2008(R2012)

Glossary of equivalent standards
Committee Representation
Background of ANSI/AAMI adoption of ISO 10993-7:2008
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
  4.1 General
  4.2 Categorization of devices
  4.3 Allowable limits
  4.4 Determination of EO and ECH residuals
5 Product release
  5.1 General
  5.2 Release of products without dissipation curve data
  5.3 Procedure for product release using residue dissipation
      curves
Annex A (normative) Evaluation of gas chromatograms
Annex B (informative) Gas chromatographic determination
        for EO and ECH
Annex C (informative) Flowchart and guidance for the application
        of this part of ISO series of standards to the
        determination of EO and ECH residuals in medical devices
Annex D (informative) Factors influencing product residual
Annex E (informative) Extraction conditions for
        determination of residual EO
Annex F (informative) Rationale for the provisions of this
        part of ISO 10993
Annex G (informative) Establishment of allowable limits for
        EO
Annex H (informative) Establishment of allowable limits for
        ECH
Annex I (informative) Establishment of allowable limits for
        EG
Annex J (informative) Preparation of EO and ECH standards
Annex K (informative) Ethylene oxide residue measuring
        methods
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ANSI/AAMI/ISO 10993-7 specifies allowable limits for residual ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH) in individual EO-sterilized medical devices, procedures for the measurement of EO and ECH, and methods for determining compliance so that devices may be released.