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AAMI ISO 11140-3 : 2007 : R2012

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - CHEMICAL INDICATORS - PART 3: CLASS 2 INDICATOR SYSTEMS FOR USE IN THE BOWIE AND DICK-TYPE STEAM PENETRATION TEST

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

08-05-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2012

£144.36
Excluding VAT

Glossary of equivalent standards
Committee representation
Background of AAMI adoption of ISO 11140-3:2007
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Indicator system format
6 Performance requirements
7 Packaging and labelling
8 Quality assurance
Annex A (normative) Determination of strength after steam
        sterilization
Annex B (normative) Estimation of visual difference between
        colour of the substrate and the changed (or unchanged)
        indicator system by determination of relative
        reflectance density
Annex C (normative) Determination of indicator colour
        change on exposure to dry saturated steam
Annex D (normative) Determination of indicator colour
        change on exposure to dry heat
Annex E (normative) Accelerated aging of test samples
Annex F (normative) Determination of transfer of indicator
        to standard test pack on processing
Annex G (normative) Determination of shelf life of the
        product
Annex H (normative) Steam exposure apparatus
Annex I (normative) Determination of sensitivity of the
        indicator to the presence of air
Annex J (normative) Air injection system
Annex K (normative) Standard test pack
Bibliography

Specifies the requirements for chemical indicators to be used in the steam penetration test for steam sterilizers for wrapped goods, e.g. instruments and porous materials.

Committee
WG 06
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
35
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2012
PublisherName
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 11140-3:2007 Identical

ISO 5636-3:2013 Paper and board — Determination of air permeance (medium range) — Part 3: Bendtsen method
ISO 15882:2008 Sterilization of health care products — Chemical indicators — Guidance for selection, use and interpretation of results
EN 285:2015 Sterilization - Steam sterilizers - Large sterilizers
ISO 187:1990 Paper, board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning and testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples
ISO 11140-1:2014 Sterilization of health care products Chemical indicators Part 1: General requirements
ISO 5-4:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 4: Geometric conditions for reflection density
ISO 5457:1999 Technical product documentation Sizes and layout of drawing sheets
ISO 5-3:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 3: Spectral conditions
ISO 5-1:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 1: Geometry and functional notation
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
ISO/CIE 10526:1999 CIE standard illuminants for colorimetry
EN 867-3:1997/AC:1998 NON-BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR USE IN STERILIZERS - SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS B INDICATORS FOR USE IN THE BOWIE AND DICK TEST
ISO 2248:1985 Packaging Complete, filled transport packages Vertical impact test by dropping
ISO 17665-1:2006 Sterilization of health care products — Moist heat — Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices

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