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    Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 17665-1:2006)

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    Published date:  15-08-2006

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
       1.1 Inclusions
       1.2 Exclusions
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Quality management system elements
       4.1 Documentation
       4.2 Management responsibility
       4.3 Product realization
       4.4 Measurement, analysis and improvement - Control
            of non-conforming product
    5 Sterilizing agent characterization
       5.1 Sterilizing agent
       5.2 Microbicidal effectiveness
       5.3 Materials effects
       5.4 Environmental consideration
    6 Process and equipment characterization
       6.1 Process
            6.1.1 General
            6.1.2 Saturated steam processes
            6.1.3 Contained product processes
       6.2 Equipment
    7 Product definition
    8 Process definition
    9 Validation
       9.1 General
       9.2 Installation qualification (IQ)
            9.2.1 Equipment
            9.2.2 Installation
            9.2.3 Function
       9.3 Operational qualification (OQ)
       9.4 Performance qualification (PQ)
       9.5 Review and approval of validation
    10 Routine monitoring and control
    11 Product release from sterilization
    12 Maintaining process effectiveness
       12.1 Demonstration of continued effectiveness
       12.2 Recalibration
       12.3 Maintenance of equipment
       12.4 Requalification
       12.5 Assessment of change
    Annex A (informative) Guidance
    Annex B (informative) Process definition based on
             inactivation of the microbial population in
             its natural state (bioburden-based method)
    Annex C (informative) Process definition based on the
             inactivation of a reference microorganism and
             a knowledge of bioburden on product items to
             be sterilized (combined bioburden/biological
             indicator based method)
    Annex D (informative) Conservative process definition
             based on inactivation of reference microorganisms
             (overkill method)
    Annex E (informative) Operating cycles
    Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 90/385/EEC, 93/42/EEC and 98/79/EEC
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    ISO 17665-1:2006 specifies requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a moist heat sterilization process for medical devices.

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    Committee TC 204
    Development Note Supersedes EN 554. (09/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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