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I.S. EN ISO 11737-1:2018&LC:2018

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STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF A POPULATION OF MICROORGANISMS ON PRODUCTS (ISO 11737-1:2018)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

21-07-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2018

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National Foreword
European foreword
Endorsement notice
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Selection of products
6 Methods of determination and microbial characterization of
  bioburden
7 Validation of the method for determining bioburden
8 Routine determination of bioburden and interpretation of
  data
9 Maintenance of the method for determining bioburden
Annex A (informative) - Guidance on the determination of
        a population of microorganisms on products
Annex B (informative) - Guidance on methods to determine
        bioburden
Annex C (informative) - Validation of bioburden recovery efficiency
Annex D (informative) - Typical assignment of responsibilities
Bibliography
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential Requirements
         of EU Directive 90/385/EEC on active implantable
         medical devices
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential Requirements
         of EU Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices
Annex ZC (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential Requirements
         of EU Directive 98/79/EC on in vitro
         diagnostic medical devices

Gives requirements and provides guidance for the enumeration and microbial characterization of the population of viable micro-organisms on or in a medical device, component, raw material or package.

Committee
TC 198
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes I.S. EN 1174-1, I.S. EN 1174-2 and I.S. EN 1174-3. (06/2006) 2018 Edition incorporates corrigenda issued on 18-04-2018, 10-04-2018 & 04-04-2018. (05/2018)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
78
ProductNote
LATEST CORRECTION IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THIS STANDARD The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
AAMI TIR37 : 2013 STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - RADIATION - GUIDANCE ON STERILIZATION OF BIOLOGICS AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS
ISO 14160:2011 Sterilization of health care products Liquid chemical sterilizing agents for single-use medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives Requirements for characterization, development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 11135:2014 Sterilization of health-care products — Ethylene oxide — Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 11737-2:2009 Sterilization of medical devices Microbiological methods Part 2: Tests of sterility performed in the definition, validation and maintenance of a sterilization process
ISO 15189:2012 Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence
ISO 13485:2016 Medical devices Quality management systems Requirements for regulatory purposes
ISO 14937:2009 Sterilization of health care products General requirements for characterization of a sterilizing agent and the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 11138-2:2017 Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 2: Biological indicators for ethylene oxide sterilization processes
ISO 13022:2012 Medical products containing viable human cells — Application of risk management and requirements for processing practices
ISO 20857:2010 Sterilization of health care products Dry heat Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 10012:2003 Measurement management systems — Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
ISO 7870-4:2011 Control charts Part 4: Cumulative sum charts
ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO 22442-3:2007 Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives — Part 3: Validation of the elimination and/or inactivation of viruses and transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents
ISO/IEC 90003:2014 Software engineering Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2008 to computer software

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