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I.S. EN ISO 11135-1:2007

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STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - ETHYLENE OXIDE - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND ROUTINE CONTROL OF A STERILIZATION PROCESS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

Superseded date

02-08-2014

Superseded by

I.S. EN ISO 11135:2014

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Quality management systems
   4.1 Documentation
   4.2 Management responsibility
   4.3 Product realization
   4.4 Measurement, analysis and improvement - Control
        of nonconforming product
5 Sterilizing agent characterization
   5.1 Sterilizing agent
   5.2 Microbicidal effectiveness
   5.3 Material effects
   5.4 Environmental considerations
6 Process and equipment characterization
   6.1 Process characterization
   6.2 Equipment characterization
7 Product definition
   7.1 General
   7.2 Product safety and performance
   7.3 Microbiological quality
   7.4 Documentation
8 Process definition
9 Validation
   9.1 Installation qualification
   9.2 Operational qualification
   9.3 Performance qualification
   9.4 Varying load configurations
   9.5 Review and approval of validation
10 Routine monitoring and control
11 Product release from sterilization
12 Maintaining process effectiveness
   12.1 General
   12.2 Maintenance of equipment
   12.3 Requalification
   12.4 Assessment of change
Annex A (normative) Determination of lethal rate of the
                    sterilization process - Biological
                    indicator/bioburden approach
Annex B (normative) Conservative determination of lethal
                    rate of the sterilization process -
                    Overkill approach
Annex C (informative) General guidance
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
                       Standard and the Essential
                       Requirements of EU Directive
                       93/42/EEC Medical devices
Bibliography

Describes requirements for the development, validation and routine control of an ethylene oxide sterilization process for medical devices.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes I.S. EN 550. (09/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
54
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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