EN 556-1:2001
Withdrawn
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Sterilization of medical devices - Requirements for medical devices to be designated "STERILE" - Part 1: Requirements for terminally sterilized medical devices
03-10-2001
06-07-2024
This European Standard specifies the requirements for a terminally-sterilized medical device to be designated 'STERILE'. Part 2 of this European Standard specifies the requirements for an aseptically processed medical device to be designated "STERILE". NOTEFor the purpose of the EU Directive(s) for medical devices (see Bibliography), designation of a medical device as 'STERILE' is only permissible when a validated sterilization process has been applied. Requirements for validation and routine control of processes for the sterilization of medical devices are specified in EN 550, EN 552, EN 554, EN ISO 14160 and EN ISO 14937.
| Committee |
CEN/TC 204
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| AS EN 556.1-2002 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 556-1:2024 | Identical |
| BS EN 556-1:2001 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 556-1:2002 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 13060:2014 | SMALL STEAM STERILIZERS |
| ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11140-1:2014 | Sterilization of health care products - Chemical indicators - Part 1: General requirements. |
| I.S. EN ISO 11135:2014&A1:2019/LC:2019 | Sterilization of health-care products - Ethylene oxide - Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices - Amendment 1: Revision of Annex E, Single batch release (ISO 11135:2014/Amd 1:2018)<br> |
| CEI UNI EN ISO 15223-1:2022-07 | Medical devices - Symbols to be used with information to be supplied by the manufacturer Part 1: General requirements |
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