AS 1808-1984

1 - AS 1808-1984 CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES - DIAPHRAGMS
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - 1 SCOPE.
5 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENT.
5 - 3 DEFINITIONS.
5 - 3.1 Diaphragm
5 - 3.2 Rim, dome and spring
5 - 3.3 Nominal size
5 - 3.4 Expiry date
5 - 3.5 Unit pack
5 - 3.6 Primary pack
5 - 3.7 Batch
5 - 3.8 Batch number
5 - 4 MATERIALS.
5 - 4.1 General.
5 - 4.2 Dome and rim.
5 - 4.3 Spring.
5 - 4.4 Dressing materials.
5 - 5 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
5 - 5.1 Size.
5 - 5.2 Dome thickness.
5 - 5.3 Rim and spring.
5 - 6 TESTS.
5 - 6.1 Spring test.
6 - 6.2 Inflation test for freedom from defects.
6 - 6.3 Accelerated ageing test.
6 - 7 PACKING.
6 - 8 MARKING.
6 - 8.1 On the diaphragm.
6 - 8.2 On the unit pack.
6 - 8.3 On the primary pack.
7 - APPENDIX A - METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS OF DIAPHRAGMS
7 - A1 SCOPE.
7 - A2 APPARATUS.
7 - A3 PROCEDURE.
7 - A4 REPORT.
8 - APPENDIX B - INFLATION TEST
8 - B1 SCOPE.
8 - B2 PRINCIPLE.
8 - B3 APPARATUS.
8 - B4 PROCEDURE.
8 - B5 REPORT.
9 - APPENDIX C - ACCELERATED AGEING TEST
9 - C1 SCOPE.
9 - C2 PRINCIPLE.
9 - C3 APPARATUS.
9 - C4 PROCEDURE.
9 - C5 REPORT.
10 - APPENDIX D - NOTES ON THE STORAGE AND USE OF RUBBER DIAPHRAGMS AND THE USE OF LUBRICANTS AND SPERMICIDAL PREPARATIONS
10 - D1 GENERAL.
10 - D2 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND CARE.
10 - D3 INSPECTION OF THE DIAPHRAGM BEFORE USE.
10 - D4 USE OF LUBRICANTS AND SPERMICIDAL PREPARATIONS.

Specifies materials, design, performance, marking and packaging requirements and, in an appendix, provides information on use and storage and on the use of lubricants and spermicidal preparations.

This standard specifies requirements for natural and synthetic rubber vaginal diaphragms for contraceptive use.NOTE: The efficacy of spermicidal preparations and lubricants used with diaphragms is not within the scope of this standard.