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EN 554 : 1994

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - VALIDATION AND ROUTINE CONTROL OF STERILIZATION BY MOIST HEAT

Superseded date

01-08-2006

Superseded by

EN ISO 17665-1:2006

Published date

12-01-2013

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Cooperating organizations
National foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions
4. General
5. Validation
6. Process control and monitoring
7. Product release from sterilization
Annexes
A. (informative) Guidance on the application of EN 554
B. (informative) Bibliography
National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

Specifies requirements for the process development, validation, process control, and monitoring of the sterilisation of medical devices using moist heat. Does not describe a quality assurance system for the control of all stages of manufacture. Also gives definitions and annexes.

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Superseded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

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 554 : 1995 Identical
NF EN 554 : 1994 Identical
NEN EN 554 : 1994 Identical
NS EN 554 : 1994 Identical
I.S. EN 554:1994 Identical
SN EN 554 : 1995 Identical
UNI EN 554 : 1996 Identical
UNE-EN 554:1995 Identical
BS EN 554:1994 Identical
DIN EN 554:1994-11 Identical

03/108542 DC : DRAFT MAY 2003 BS EN ISO 11140-1 - STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
02/124462 DC : DRAFT DEC 2002 BS EN 285 - STERILIZATION - STEAM STERILIZERS - LARGE STERILIZERS
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
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
02/564186 DC : DRAFT OCT 2002 BS EN 14561 - CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS - QUANTITATIVE CARRIER TEST FOR EVALUATION OF BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS FOR INSTRUMENTS USED IN MEDICAL AREA - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 2/STEP 2)
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
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 866-7:2000 Biological systems for testing sterilizers and sterilization processes Particular requirements for self-contained biological indicator systems for use in moist heat sterilizers
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 794-2:1997 Lung ventilators Particular requirements for home care use
BS EN 12347:1998 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for steam sterilizers and autoclaves
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 12297:1998 Biotechnology - Equipment - Guidance on testing procedures for sterilizability
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 1283:1996 Haemodialysers, haemodiafilters, haemofilters, haemoconcentrators and their extracorporeal circuits
EN 12347:1998 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for steam sterilizers and autoclaves
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
02/121895 DC : DRAFT APR 2002 BS EN 13060 - SMALL STEAM STERILIZERS
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
DIN EN ISO 22610:2015-12 (Draft) SURGICAL DRAPES, GOWNS AND CLEAN AIR SUITS, USED AS MEDICAL DEVICES, FOR PATIENTS, CLINICAL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT - TEST METHOD TO DETERMINE THE RESISTANCE TO WET BACTERIAL PENETRATION
BS EN 1174-1:1996 Sterilization of medical devices. Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on product Requirements
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
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
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
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
BS EN 14820:2004 Single-use containers for human venous blood specimen collection
BS EN 12022:1999 Blood-gas exchangers
BS EN ISO 22610:2006 Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment. Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration
ISO 15883-1:2006 Washer-disinfectors Part 1: General requirements, terms and definitions and tests
BS EN 12442-1:2000 Animal tissues and their derivatives utilized in the manufacture of medical devices Analysis and management of risk
DIN EN ISO 22610:2006-10 Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO 22610:2006)
EN ISO 22610:2006 Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO 22610:2006)
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 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 14820:2004 SINGLE-USE CONTAINERS FOR HUMAN VENOUS BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION
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
01/563350 DC : DRAFT AUG 2001 BS ISO 25539-1 - CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTS - ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES - PART 1: ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESES
MEDDEV 2.5-7 : REV 1 : 1998 GUIDELINES FOR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF BREAST IMPLANTS ACCORDING TO DIRECTIVE 93/42/EEC RELATING TO MEDICAL DEVICES
02/560253 DC : DRAFT JAN 2002 BS EN 14347 - CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS - BASIC SPORICIDAL ACTIVITY - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 1)
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
02/564188 DC : 0 BS EN 14563 - CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS - QUANTITATIVE CARRIER TEST FOR EVALUATION OF MYCOBACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS FOR INSTRUMENTS USED IN MEDICAL AREA - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 2/STEP 2)
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
PREN 14347 : DRAFT 2001 CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS - BASIC SPORICIDAL ACTIVITY - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 1)
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
ISO 22610:2006 Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration
BS EN 867-4:2001 Non-biological systems for use in sterilizers Specification for indicators as an alternative to the Bowie and Dick test for the detection of steam penetration
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 866-3:1997 Biological systems for testing sterilizers and sterilization processes Particular systems for use in moist heat sterilizers
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 12297:1998 Biotechnology. Equipment. Guidance on testing procedures for sterilizability
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 13503-8:2000 Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses Fundamental requirements
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
99/124125 DC : DRAFT NOV 1999 BS EN ISO 15883-1 - WASHER-DISINFECTORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, DEFINITIONS AND TESTS
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
02/564187 DC : DRAFT OCT 2002 BS EN 14562 - CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS - QUANTITATIVE CARRIER TEST FOR EVALUATION OF FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS FOR INSTRUMENTS USED IN MEDICAL AREA - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 2/STEP 2)
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
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)
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
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.

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