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  • BS EN ISO 11135:2014

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Sterilization of health-care products. Ethylene oxide. Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  16-12-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-01-2015

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Quality management systems
    5 Sterilizing agent characterization
    6 Process and equipment characterization
    7 Product definition
    8 Process definition
    9 Validation
    10 Routine monitoring and control
    11 Product release from sterilization
    12 Maintaining process effectiveness
    Annex A (normative) - Determination of lethal
            rate of the sterilization process - Biological
            indicator/bioburden approach
    Annex B (normative) - Conservative determination
            of lethal rate of the sterilization process -
            Overkill approach
    Annex C (informative) - Temperature sensors, RH
            sensors and biological indicator numbers
    Annex D (informative) - Guidance on the application
            of the normative requirements
    Annex E (normative) - Single Lot Release
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
             European Standard and the Essential
             Requirements of EU Directive 90/385/EEC
    Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this
             European Standard and the Essential
             Requirements of Directive 93/42/EEC

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    Defines requirements for the development, validation and routine control of an ethylene oxide sterilization process for medical devices in both the industrial and health care facility settings, and it acknowledges the similarities and differences between the two applications.

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    Committee CH/198
    Development Note Supersedes BS EN ISO 11135-1, DD CEN ISO/TS 11135-2 & 11/30244091 DC. (07/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 61010-2-040:2015 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials
    AS/NZS 4187:2014 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations
    AAMI ST41 : 2008 ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS
    ISO 11607-2:2006 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices Part 2: Validation requirements for forming, sealing and assembly processes
    ISO 11737-2:2009 Sterilization of medical devices Microbiological methods Part 2: Tests of sterility performed in the definition, validation and maintenance of a sterilization process
    ISO 11737-1:2006 Sterilization of medical devices Microbiological methods Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products
    ISO 13485:2016 Medical devices Quality management systems Requirements for regulatory purposes
    ISO/TS 16775:2014 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices Guidance on the application of ISO 11607-1 and ISO 11607-2
    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 22442-1:2015 Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives Part 1: Application of risk management
    AAMI TIR28 : 2016 PRODUCT ADOPTION AND PROCESS EQUIVALENCE FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION
    ISO 11138-2:2017 Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 2: Biological indicators for ethylene oxide sterilization processes
    AAMI TIR15 : 2016 PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION
    ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
    ISO 11140-1:2014 Sterilization of health care products Chemical indicators Part 1: General requirements
    ISO/TS 11139:2006 Sterilization of health care products Vocabulary
    ISO 10993-7:2008 Biological evaluation of medical devices Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals
    ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
    ISO 10012:2003 Measurement management systems — Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    ISO 22442-2:2015 Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives Part 2: Controls on sourcing, collection and handling
    ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
    ISO 11138-1:2017 Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 1: General requirements
    ISO 22442-3:2007 Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives — Part 3: Validation of the elimination and/or inactivation of viruses and transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents
    ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices Application of risk management to medical devices
    ISO 11607-1:2006 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices Part 1: Requirements for materials, sterile barrier systems and packaging systems
    ISO/IEC 90003:2014 Software engineering Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2008 to computer software
    ISO 14161:2009 Sterilization of health care products Biological indicators Guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results
    IEC 61010-1:2010+AMD1:2016 CSV Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
    ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework
    ISO 17664:2017 Processing of health care products Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer for the processing of medical devices
    1994/9/EC : 1994 DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 23 MARCH 1994 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR USE IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
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