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BS 3970-3:1990

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Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for steam sterilizers for wrapped goods and porous loads

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

06-29-1990

Superseded date

09-15-1997

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Summarise this standard

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. General requirements
4. Design pressure
5. Operating cycle
6. Instrumentation and controls
7. Performance requirements
8. Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
Appendices
A. Test for air leakage
B. Small load test
C. Full load test
D. Air detector performance test
E. Load dryness test
Table
1. Operating cycle conditions

Particular requirements for equipment used to sterilize wrapped items (such as instruments and utensils) and porous materials (e.g. towels and bed linen).

Committee
CH/198
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 3970-1(1966) (07/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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