CAN/CSA-ISO 11138-4:17

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Test organism
6 Suspension
7 Carrier and primary packaging
8 Inoculated carriers and biological indicators
9 Population and resistance
Annex A (normative) - Method for determination of
        resistance to dry heat sterilization
Annex B (normative) - Calculation of z value
Bibliography

Defines requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing dry heat as the sterilizing agent at sterilizing temperatures within the range of 120 degrees C to 180 degrees C.

This is the first edition of CAN/CSA-ISO 11138-4, Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 4: Biological indicators for dry heat sterilization processes, which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 11138-4 (second edition, 2017-03). Scope This document specifies requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing dry heat as the sterilizing agent at sterilizing temperatures within the range of 120 °C to 180 °C. NOTE 1 Requirements for validation and control of dry heat sterilization processes are provided by ISO 20857. NOTE 2 Requirements for work place safety can be provided by national or regional regulations.