BS 3970-3:1990
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Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for steam sterilizers for wrapped goods and porous loads
Hardcopy , PDF
15-09-1997
English
29-06-1990
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. General requirements
4. Design pressure
5. Operating cycle
6. Instrumentation and controls
7. Performance requirements
8. Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
Appendices
A. Test for air leakage
B. Small load test
C. Full load test
D. Air detector performance test
E. Load dryness test
Table
1. Operating cycle conditions
Particular requirements for equipment used to sterilize wrapped items (such as instruments and utensils) and porous materials (e.g. towels and bed linen).
| Committee |
CH/198
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 3970-1(1966) (07/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
12
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 2588-1:1992 | Portable sanitary pans for use in healthcare establishments. Specification for reusable bed pans |
| BS 7259:1989 | Specification for non-electrical, human-powered medical suction equipment |
| BS 2646-5:1993 | Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Methods of test for function and performance |
| BS 7720:1995 | Specification for non-biological sterilization indicators equivalent to the Bowie and Dick test |
| BS 3970-6:1993 | Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for sterilizers using low-temperature steam with formaldehyde |
| BS 3970-1:1990 | Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for general requirements |
| BS 5076:1974 | Specification for hospital storage cabinets for bottled fluids (electrically heated) |
| BS 4824:1972 | Specification for fibrelight cables and fittings for surgical equipment |
| BS 2588-2:1992 | Portable sanitary pans for use in healthcare establishments Specification for reusable pans for commode chairs |
| BS 3970-5:1990 | Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for low temperature steam disinfectors |
| BS 7720:1994 | Specification for non-biological sterilization indicator systems for use in the Bowie and Dick test with alternative test loads |
| BS 5724-2.28(1990) : 1990 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR SUCTION EQUIPMENT |
| BS 2646-1:1993 | Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Specification for design, construction, safety and performance |
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