EN ISO 11137-2:2015

Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 2: Establishing the sterilization dose (ISO 11137-2:2013) EN ISO 11137-2:2015

Publication date:   Sep 16, 2015

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60.60 Standard published   Jun 10, 2015

CEN

CEN/TC 204 Sterilization of medical devices

European Norm

11.080.01   Sterilization and disinfection in general

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ISO 11137-2:2013 specifies methods for determining the minimum dose needed to achieve a specified requirement for sterility and methods to substantiate the use of 25 kGy or 15 kGy as the sterilization dose to achieve a sterility assurance level, SAL, of 10−6. ISO 11137-2:2013 also specifies methods of sterilization dose audit used to demonstrate the continued effectiveness of the sterilization dose.
ISO 11137-2:2013 defines product families for sterilization dose establishment and sterilization dose audit.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

98/79/EC

In vitro diagnostic medical devices

Harmonized/Supporting
93/42/EEC

Medical devices

Harmonized/Supporting
90/385/EEC

Active implantable medical devices

Harmonized/Supporting
2017/745

Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC

Harmonized/Supporting
2017/746

Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU

Harmonized/Supporting

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WITHDRAWN
EN ISO 11137-2:2013

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EN ISO 11137-2:2015
60.60 Standard published
Jun 10, 2015

CORRIGENDA / AMENDMENTS

PUBLISHED
EN ISO 11137-2:2015/A1:2023

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