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UNE-EN ISO 10993-18:2009

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 18: Chemical characterization of materials (ISO 10993-18:2005)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

Spanish, Castilian, English

Published date

09-09-2009

Superseded date

20-01-2021

£66.06
Excluding VAT

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5 General principles
6 Characterization procedure
  6.1 General
  6.2 Step 1 - Qualitative information
  6.3 Step 2 - Material equivalence
  6.4 Step 3 - Quantitative information
  6.5 Step 4 - Quantitative risk assessment
  6.6 Step 5 - Estimated clinical exposure to chemicals present
7 Chemical characterization parameters and methods
  7.1 General
  7.2 Polymers
  7.3 Metals and alloys
  7.4 Ceramics
  7.5 Natural macromolecules
8 Reporting of data obtained
Annex A (normative) Flowchart summarizing the stepwise
        generation of chemical characterization data for
        use in toxicological risk assessment
Annex B (informative) Information sources for chemical
        characterization
Annex C (informative) Principles for judging toxicological
        equivalency
Bibliography
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 93/42 EEC

Specifies a framework for the identification of a material and the identification and quantification of its chemical constituents. The chemical characterization information generated can be used for a range of important applications.

Committee
CTN 111
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
Asociación Española de Normalización
Status
Superseded

£66.06
Excluding VAT