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ISO 11137-2:2013

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Sterilization of health care products — Radiation — Part 2: Establishing the sterilization dose

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

French, English

Published date

21-05-2013

$480.15
Including GST where applicable
Summarise this standard

ISO 11137-2:2013 specifies methods for determining the minimum dose needed to achieve a specified requirement for sterility and methods to substantiate the use of 25 kGy or 15 kGy as the sterilization dose to achieve a sterility assurance level, SAL, of 10−6. ISO 11137-2:2013 also specifies methods of sterilization dose audit used to demonstrate the continued effectiveness of the sterilization dose.

ISO 11137-2:2013 defines product families for sterilization dose establishment and sterilization dose audit.

Committee
ISO/TC 198
DevelopmentNote
Together with ISO 11137-1 and ISO 11137-3, Supersedes ISO 11137. (05/2006) Supersedes ISO/DIS 11137-2. (05/2013)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
71
PublisherName
International Organization for Standardization
Status
Current
Supersedes

Frequently Asked Questions

ISO 11137-2 specifies development, validation, dose establishment or routine control requirements for radiation sterilisation. In practice it is applied by healthcare product manufacturers and sterilisation providers using ionising radiation.

ISO 11137-2 is International Organization for Standardization (ISO)'s standard for radiation sterilisation of healthcare products, while ISO 11135 covers ethylene oxide sterilisation of healthcare products (International). ISO 11137-2 specifies development, validation, dose establishment or routine control requirements for radiation sterilisation. ISO 11135 specifies development, validation and routine control requirements for ethylene oxide sterilisation processes.

ISO 11137-2 is an international standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and is applied internationally rather than in a single country.

ISO 11137-2 is used by healthcare product manufacturers and sterilisation providers using ionising radiation. It is an international standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

ISO 11137-2 specifies development, validation, dose establishment or routine control requirements for radiation sterilisation. It is an international standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
$480.15
Including GST where applicable