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BS 5736-5:1982

Superseded

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Evaluation of medical devices for biological hazards Method of test for systemic toxicity; assessment of pyrogenicity in rabbits of extracts from medical devices

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1982

Superseded date

15-05-1996

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Summarise this standard

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Method
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Animals and husbandry
5 Preparation of extracts
6 Test procedure
7 Presentation of results
8 Assessment of results

Method specifies measurement of the rise in body temperature of rabbits during a period of 3 hours following an intravenous injection of an extract of the device prepared with pyrogen-free saline. Method intended to identify the presence of pyrogenic materials in, or on, a medical device.

Committee
CH/194
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN ISO 17635:2017 Identical

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