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EN 866-8 : 1999

EN 866-8 : 1999

Superseded

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR TESTING STERILIZERS AND STERILIZATION PROCESSES - PART 8 - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR SYSTEMS FOR USE IN ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZERS

Superseded date

01-07-2006

Published date

12-01-2013

Publisher

Comite Europeen de Normalisation

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 Test organisms
6 Population of test organisms
7 Carriers
8 Materials of construction
9 Resistance
Annex A (normative) Determination of growth inhibition by
                    component materials, dimensional
                    stability and the suitability of growth
                    medium
Annex B (normative) Determination of resistance to ethylene
                    oxide sterilization

Defines criteria for self-contained biological indicator systems for use in the routine monitoring of the performance of sterilizers which use ethylene oxide gas as the sterilant. Intended for use in sterilizers using pure ethylene oxide or admixtures of the gas with diluent gases, over a sterilizing temperature range between 20 and 65 degrees C.

Committee
TC 102
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
SN EN 866-8 : 2000 Identical
UNE-EN 866-8:2001 Identical
NS EN 866-8 : 1ED 2000 Identical
DIN EN 866-8:2000-02 Identical
NBN EN 866-8 : 1ED 2000 Identical
UNI EN 866-8 : 2001 Identical
I.S. EN 866-8:2000 Identical
NF EN 866-8 : 2000 Identical
NEN EN 866-8 : 1999 Identical
BS EN 866-8:2000 Identical

EN 867-5:2001 Non-biological systems for use in sterilizers - Part 5: Specification for indicator systems and process challenge devices for use in performance testing for small sterilizers Type B and Type S

EN 866-1 : 1997 BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR TESTING STERILIZERS AND STERILIZATION PROCESSES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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