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EN 552:1994/A2:2000

Superseded

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STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - VALIDATION AND ROUTINE CONTROL OF STERILIZATION BY IRRADIATION

Superseded date

01-04-2006

Published date

12-01-2013

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Foreword
Foreword to amendment A1
Foreword to amendment A2
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General
5 Validation
6 Process control and monitoring
7 Product release from sterilization (parametric release)
Annex A (informative) Guidance on the application of EN 552
Annex B (informative) Bibliography

Gives requirements for the validation, process control and monitoring of the radiation sterilization of medical devices. Specifies the requirements which ensure that a predetermined dose is consistently absorbed by product presented to the sterilization process. Does not cover radiation protection requirements associated with operating irradiation plants.

Committee
TC 204
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

03/108542 DC : DRAFT MAY 2003 BS EN ISO 11140-1 - STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
I.S. EN 1283:1996 HAEMODIALYSERS, HAEMODIAFILTERS, HAEMOFILTERS, HAEMOCONCENTRATORS AND THEIR EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUITS
I.S. EN 13824:2005 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - ASEPTIC PROCESSING OF LIQUID MEDICAL DEVICES - REQUIREMENTS
I.S. EN 12022:1999 BLOOD GAS EXCHANGERS
I.S. EN 13503-8:2000 OPHTHALMIC IMPLANTS - INTRAOCULAR LENSES - PART 8: FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
PREN ISO 11140-1 : DRAFT 2012 STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (ISO/DIS 11140-1:2012)
03/103294 DC : DRAFT JAN 2003 BS EN ISO 10651-6 - LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 6: HOME CARE VENTILATORY SUPPORT DEVICES
02/563808 DC : DRAFT SEP 2002 BS EN 1639 - DENTISTRY - MEDICAL DEVICES FOR DENTISTRY - INSTRUMENTS
CSA Z10651.6 : 2006 : R2015 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 6: HOME-CARE VENTILATORY SUPPORT DEVICES
CSA Z11140.1 : 2007 : R2012 STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
CSA C22.2 No. 60601.2.12 : 2003 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-12: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF LUNG VENTILATORS - CRITICAL CARE VENTILATORS
DIN EN ISO 11140-1:2015-03 Sterilization of health care products - Chemical indicators - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 11140-1:2014)
BS EN 724:1995 Guidance on the application of EN 29001 and EN 46001 and of EN 29002 and EN 46002 for non-active medical devices
BS EN 556-1:2001 Sterilization of medical devices. Requirements for medical devices to be designated \'STERILE\' Part 1. Requirements for terminally sterilized medical devices
BS EN 1283:1996 Haemodialysers, haemodiafilters, haemofilters, haemoconcentrators and their extracorporeal circuits
BS EN ISO 11140-1:2014 Sterilization of health care products. Chemical indicators General requirements
BS EN 794-2:1997 Lung ventilators Particular requirements for home care use
BS EN 13824:2004 Sterilization of medical devices. Aseptic processing of liquid medical devices. Requirements
EN 12011 : 1998 INSTRUMENTATION TO BE USED IN ASSOCIATION WITH NON-ACTIVE SURGICAL IMPLANTS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
EN 13503-8 : 2000 OPHTHALMIC IMPLANTS - INTRAOCULAR LENSES - PART 8: FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
EN 12442-3 : 2000 ANIMAL TISSUES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES UTILIZED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 3: VALIDATION OF THE ELIMINATION AND/OR INACTIVATION OF VIRUSES AND TRANSMISSIBLE AGENTS
EN 12022:1999 Blood gas exchangers
EN ISO 11140-1:2014 Sterilization of health care products - Chemical indicators - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 11140-1:2014)
EN 13544-1:2007+A1:2009 Respiratory therapy equipment - Part 1: Nebulizing systems and their components
EN 1283:1996 Haemodialysers, haemodiafilters, haemofilters, haemoconcentrators and their extracorporeal circuits
I.S. EN 14820:2004 SINGLE-USE CONTAINERS FOR HUMAN VENOUS BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION
I.S. EN 12442-3:2000 ANIMAL TISSUES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES UTILIZED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 3: VALIDATION OF THE ELIMINATION AND/OR INACTIVATION OF VIRUSES AND TRANSMISSIBLE AGENTS
12/30238553 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 11140-1 - STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 45502-2-3:2010 Active implantable medical devices Particular requirements for cochlear and auditory brainstem implant systems
I.S. EN 556-1:2002 STERILISATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES TO BE DESIGNATED STERILE - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMINALLY STERILISED MEDICAL DEVICES
BS EN 1174-1:1996 Sterilization of medical devices. Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on product Requirements
I.S. EN ISO 11140-1:2014 STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (ISO 11140-1:2014)
DIN EN 794-1:2001-02 LUNG VENTILATORS - PART 1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR CRITICAL CARE VENTILATORS
I.S. EN 794-3:1998 LUNG VENTILATORS - PART 3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY AND TRANSPORT VENTILATORS
I.S. EN ISO 10651-6:2009 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 6: HOME-CARE VENTILATORY SUPPORT DEVICES
DIN EN ISO 10651-2:2011-06 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 2: HOME CARE VENTILATORS FOR VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT PATIENTS
I.S. EN 12442-1:2000 ANIMAL TISSUES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES UTILIZED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK
01/563350 DC : DRAFT AUG 2001 BS ISO 25539-1 - CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTS - ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES - PART 1: ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESES
01/564180 DC : DRAFT OCT 2001 BS EN 14254 - IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL DEVICES - SINGLE-USE RECEPTACLES FOR THE COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS, OTHER THAN BLOOD, FROM HUMANS
02/560165 DC : DRAFT JAN 2002 BS EN 556-2 - STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES TO BE DESIGNATED 'STERILE' - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR ASEPTICALLY PROCESSED MEDICAL DEVICES
BS 5724-2.202(1997) : 1997 + A2 2009 LUNG VENTILATORS - PART 1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR CRITICAL CARE VENTILATORS
BS ISO 25539-1 : 2003 CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTS - ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES - PART 1: ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESES
CSA Z10651.6 : 2006 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 6: HOME-CARE VENTILATORY SUPPORT DEVICES
CEI EN 60601-2-12 : 2007 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF LUNG VENTILATORS - CRITICAL CARE VENTILATORS
DIN EN ISO 10651-6:2011-06 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 6: HOME-CARE VENTILATORY SUPPORT DEVICES
DIN EN 13544-1:2009-12 RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
BS EN 14820:2004 Single-use containers for human venous blood specimen collection
BS EN 12022:1999 Blood-gas exchangers
UNE-EN ISO 11140-1:2015 Sterilization of health care products - Chemical indicators - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 11140-1:2014)
BS EN 12442-1:2000 Animal tissues and their derivatives utilized in the manufacture of medical devices Analysis and management of risk
I.S. EN 13544-1:2007 RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
UNI EN ISO 10651-2 : 2009 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 2: HOME CARE VENTILATORS FOR VENTILATOR- DEPENDENT PATIENTS
UNI EN 13544-1 : 2009 RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
UNI CEI EN 45502-2-3 : 2010 ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 2-3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR COCHLEAR AND AUDITORY BRAINSTEM IMPLANT SYSTEMS
UNI EN ISO 10651-6 : 2009 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 6: HOME-CARE VENTILATORY SUPPORT DEVICES
UNI EN 794-1 : 2009 LUNG VENTILATORS - PART 1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR CRITICAL CARE VENTILATORS
UNI EN 794-3 : 2009 LUNG VENTILATORS - PART 3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY AND TRANSPORT VENTILATORS
I.S. EN 794-2:1997 LUNG VENTILATORS - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE USE
I.S. EN 1819:1998 LARYNGOSCOPES FOR TRACHEAL INTUBATION - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS
I.S. EN 12011:1998 INSTRUMENTATION TO BE USED IN ASSOCIATION WITH NON-ACTIVE SURGICAL IMPLANTS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 60601-2-12:2006 Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the safety of lung ventilators. Critical care ventilators
MEDDEV 2.5-7 : REV 1 : 1998 GUIDELINES FOR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF BREAST IMPLANTS ACCORDING TO DIRECTIVE 93/42/EEC RELATING TO MEDICAL DEVICES
CEI EN 50103 : 1996 GUIDANCE ON THE APPLICATION OF EN 29001 AND EN 46001 AND OF EN 29002 AND EN 46002 FOR THE ACTIVE (INCLUDING ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE) MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
03/103293 DC : DRAFT JAN 2003 BS EN ISO 10651-2 - LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 2: HOME CARE VENTILATORS FOR VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT PATIENTS
BS EN 50103:1996 Guidance on the application of EN 29001 and EN 46001 and of EN 29002 and EN 46002 for the active (including active implantable) medical device industry
CSA Z11140.1 : 2007 : R2012 : FR STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
CSA Z10651.2: 2006 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 2: HOME CARE VENTILATORS FOR VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT PATIENTS
CSA Z11140.1 : 2007 STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
I.S. EN ISO 11607-1:2017 PACKAGING FOR TERMINALLY STERILIZED MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIALS, STERILE BARRIER SYSTEMS AND PACKAGING SYSTEMS (ISO 11607-1:2006, INCLUDING AMD 1:2014)
I.S. EN 14254:2004 IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL DEVICES - SINGLE-USE RECEPTACLES FOR THE COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS, OTHER THAN BLOOD, FROM HUMANS
I.S. EN 60601-2-12:2006 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-12: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF LUNG VENTILATORS - CRITICAL CARE VENTILATORS
ISO 10651-2:2004 Lung ventilators for medical use Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance Part 2: Home care ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients
BS EN 1615:2000 Enteral feeding catheters and enteral giving sets for single use and their connectors. Design and testing
BS EN ISO 10651-6:2009 Lung ventilators for medical use. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance Home-care ventilatory support devices
BS EN 866-4:2000 Biological systems for testing sterilizers and sterilization processes Particular systems for use in irradiation sterilizers
BS EN 13544-1 : 2007 RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
BS EN 12011:1998 Instrumentation to be used in association with non-active surgical implants. General requirements
BS EN 867-1:1997 Non-biological systems for use in sterilizers General requirements
BS EN 867-2:1997 Non-biological systems for use in sterilizers Process indicators (Class A)
BS EN 928:1996 Guidance on the application of EN 29001 and EN 46001 and of EN 29002 and EN 46002 for in vitro diagnostic medical devices
BS EN 14254:2004 In vitro diagnostic medical devices. Single-use receptacles for the collection of specimens, other than blood, from humans
BS EN 13503-8:2000 Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses Fundamental requirements
BS EN 12442-3:2000 Animal tissues and their derivatives utilized in the manufacture of medical devices Validation of the elimination and/or inactivation of viruses and transmissible agents
BS EN ISO 10651-2:2004 Lung ventilators for medical use. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance Home care ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients
ISO 10651-6:2004 Lung ventilators for medical use Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance Part 6: Home-care ventilatory support devices
BS EN 794-3 : 1999 LUNG VENTILATORS - PART 3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY AND TRANSPORT VENTILATORS
UNE-EN 45502-2-3:2010 Active implantable medical devices -- Part 2-3: Particular requirements for cochlear and auditory brainstem implant systems
EN 556:1994 + A1:1998 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMINALLY-STERILIZED MEDICAL DEVICES TO BE LABELLED "STERILE"
EN ISO 10651-2:2009 Lung ventilators for medical use - Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Part 2: Home care ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients (ISO 10651-2:2004)
EN 866-1 : 1997 BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR TESTING STERILIZERS AND STERILIZATION PROCESSES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
EN ISO 10651-6:2009 Lung ventilators for medical use - Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Part 6: Home-care ventilatory support devices (ISO 10651-6:2004)
EN 794-2 : 1997 LUNG VENTILATORS - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE USE
EN 45502-2-3:2010 Active implantable medical devices - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for cochlear and auditory brainstem implant systems
EN 868-1 : 1997 PACKAGING MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES WHICH ARE TO BE STERILIZED - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
EN 14820:2004 Single-use containers for human venous blood specimen collection
EN 794-3:1998+A2:2009 Lung ventilators - Part 3: Particular requirements for emergency and transport ventilators
EN 794-1:1997+A2:2009 Lung ventilators - Part 1: Particular requirements for critical care ventilators
EN 13824:2004 Sterilization of medical devices - Aseptic processing of liquid medical devices - Requirements
I.S. EN ISO 10651-2:2009 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 2: HOME CARE VENTILATORS FOR VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT PATIENTS
07/30147572 DC : DRAFT SEP 2007 BS ISO 27427 - ANAESTHETIC AND RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT - NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
04/30101211 DC : DRAFT APR 2004 ISO 11607-1 - PACKAGING FOR TERMINALLY STERILIZED MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIALS, STERILE BARRIER SYSTEMS AND PACKAGING SYSTEMS
CSA Z10651.2 : 2006 : R2015 LUNG VENTILATORS FOR MEDICAL USE - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - PART 2: HOME CARE VENTILATORS FOR VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT PATIENTS
I.S. EN 45502-2-3:2010 ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 2-3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR COCHLEAR AND AUDITORY BRAINSTEM IMPLANT SYSTEMS
CSA ISO 11140-1 : 2016 STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
EN 14254:2004 In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Single-use receptacles for the collection of specimens, other than blood, from humans
DIN EN 794-3:2009-12 Lung ventilators - Part 3: Particular requirements for emergency and transport ventilators; German version EN 794-3:1998+A2:2009
ISO 11140-1:2014 Sterilization of health care products Chemical indicators Part 1: General requirements
BS EN 868-1:1997 Packaging materials and systems for medical devices which are to be sterilized General requirements and test methods
DIN EN 14820:2004-11 SINGLE-USE CONTAINERS FOR HUMAN VENOUS BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION
EN 12442-1 : 2000 ANIMAL TISSUES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES UTILIZED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK
DIN EN 13824:2005-02 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - ASEPTIC PROCESSING OF LIQUID MEDICAL DEVICES - REQUIREMENTS
DIN EN 14254:2004-09 In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Single-use receptacles for the collection of specimens, other than blood, from humans
EN 1615:2000 Enteral feeding catheters and enteral giving sets for single use and their connectors - Design and testing
EN 60601-2-12:2006 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-12: Particular requirements for the safety of lung ventilators - Critical care ventilators
UNE-EN 794-3:1999 LUNG VENTILATORS. PART 3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY AND TRANSPORT VENTILATORS.

EN 556:1994 + A1:1998 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMINALLY-STERILIZED MEDICAL DEVICES TO BE LABELLED "STERILE"
EN 29002 : 1994 QUALITY SYSTEMS - MODEL FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN PRODUCTION & INSTALLATION
EN 46001 : 1996 QUALITY SYSTEMS - MEDICAL DEVICES - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION OF EN ISO 9001
EN 1174-1 : 1996 STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - ESTIMATION OF THE POPULATION OF MICRO-ORGANISMS ON PRODUCT - REQUIREMENTS
EN 46002 : 1996 QUALITY SYSTEMS - MEDICAL DEVICES - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION OF EN ISO 9002
EN 29001 : 1994 QUALITY SYSTEMS - MODEL FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, INSTALLATION & SERVICING

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