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ISO 10993-1:2003

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

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Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation and testing

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English, French

Published date

28-07-2003

Withdrawn date

02-11-2025

Superseded by

ISO 10993-1:2009

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ISO 10993-1:2003 describes

  1. the general principles governing the biological evaluation of medical devices;
  2. the categorization of devices based on the nature and duration of their contact with the body;
  3. the selection of appropriate tests.

It does not cover testing of materials and devices that do not come into direct or indirect contact with the patient's body, nor does it cover biological hazards arising from any mechanical failure.

Other parts of ISO 10993 cover specific tests.

Committee
ISO/TC 194
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
International Organization for Standardization
Status
Withdrawn
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
BS EN ISO 10993-1:2003 Identical
BS EN ISO 10993-1:June 2009 Identical
JIS T 0993-1:2005 Identical
UNE-EN ISO 10993-1:2004 Identical

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ISO 10993-18:2005 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 18: Chemical characterization of materials
I.S. EN ISO 11137-1:2015/A2:2019 Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices - Amendment 2: Revision to 4.3.4 and 11.2 (ISO 11137- 1:2006/Amd 2:2018)

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