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ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11138-1:2017

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STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Available format(s)

PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

08-01-2017

Superseded date

04-20-2024

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Summarise this standard

Glossary of equivalent standards
Committee representation
Background of AAMI adoption of
 ISO 11138-1:2017
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General manufacturing requirements
5 Specific manufacturing requirements
6 Determination of population and resistance
7 Culture conditions
Annex A (normative) - Determination of viable
        count
Annex B (normative) - Determination of growth
        inhibition by carriers and primary
        packaging materials exposed to
        sterilization processes
Annex C (normative) - D value determination
        by survivor curve method
Annex D (normative) - D value determination
        by fraction negative method
Annex E (normative) - Survival-kill response
        characteristics
Annex F (informative) - Relationship between
        components of biological indicators
Bibliography

Describes general requirements for production, labelling, test methods and performance characteristics of biological indicators, including inoculated carriers and suspensions, and their components, to be used in the validation and routine monitoring of sterilization processes.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes AAMI ST59. (05/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978-1-57020-678-8
Pages
53
PublisherName
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 11138-1:2017 Identical

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