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UNI EN 1422 : 2014

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STERILIZERS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS

Published date

27-08-2014

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Technical requirements
5 Process control
6 Performance requirements
7 Sound power
8 Packaging, marking and labelling
9 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
10 Service and local environment
Annex A (normative) - Test instrumentation
Annex B (normative) - Leak test cycle
Annex C (normative) - Sterilizer chamber profile testing
Annex D (normative) - Microbiological test for EO sterilizers
Annex E (informative) - Environmental aspects
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of
         EU Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices
Bibliography

Defines the requirements and the relevant tests for automatically controlled sterilizers employing ethylene oxide (EO) gas as the sterilant, either as a pure gas or a mixture with other gases, being used for the sterilization of medical devices and their accessories.

Committee
CT 44
DocumentType
Test Method
PublisherName
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
SN EN 1422 : 2014 Identical
I.S. EN 1422:2014 Identical
NEN EN 1422 : 2014 Identical
DIN EN 1422:2014-08 Identical
UNE-EN 1422:1998 Identical
BS EN 1422:2014 Identical
NBN EN 1422 : 2014 Identical
NF EN 1422 : 2014 Identical
NS EN 1422 : 2014 Identical
EN 1422:2014 Identical
DIN EN 1422:1997-11 Identical

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