BS 3970-4:1990
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Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for transportable steam sterilizers for unwrapped instruments and utensils
Hardcopy , PDF
08-03-2005
English
07-31-1990
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. General requirements
4. Chamber size
5. Vessel and its components
6. Door and controls
7. Over-pressure protection devices
8. Construction
9. Water reservoir
10. Steam control
11. Electrical requirements
12. Operating cycle
13. Instrumentation and controls
14. Load supporting and handling equipment
15. Performance
16. Marking
17. Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
Appendices
A. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
B. Performance tests
Table
1. Operating cycle conditions
Requirements for equipment, used in clinics and surgeries and by therapists, to sterilize implements that are likely to pierce the skin. The equipment requires no plumbing or permanent connection to an electrical supply.
| Committee |
CH/198
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 88/51878 DC (07/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| BS 2646-5:1993 | Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Methods of test for function and performance |
| BS 3970-6:1993 | Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for sterilizers using low-temperature steam with formaldehyde |
| BS 5076:1974 | Specification for hospital storage cabinets for bottled fluids (electrically heated) |
| BS 2646-1:1993 | Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Specification for design, construction, safety and performance |
| BS 5146(1974) : LATEST | |
| BS 5235:1975 | Specification for dial-type expansion thermometers |
| BS 6759-1:1984 | Safety valves Specification for safety valves for steam and hot water |
| BS 1362:1973 | Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs) |
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