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  • 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

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-09-1997

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-06-1990

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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

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    Particular requirements for equipment used to sterilize wrapped items (such as instruments and utensils) and porous materials (e.g. towels and bed linen).

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    Committee CH/198
    Development Note Supersedes BS 3970-1(1966) (07/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    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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