EN ISO 11138-7:2019

Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 7: Guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results (ISO 11138-7:2019)

Publication date:   Jul 15, 2019

General information

60.60 Standard published   Apr 17, 2019

CEN

CEN/TC 102 Sterilizers and associated equipment for processing of medical devices

European Norm

11.080.01   Sterilization and disinfection in general

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Scope

This document provides guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results from application of biological indicators when used in the development, validation and routine monitoring of sterilization processes.
It does not consider those processes that rely solely on physical removal of microorganisms, e.g. filtration.
It is not applicable to combination processes using, for example, washer-disinfectors or flushing and steaming of pipelines.
It does not specify requirements for the selection and use of biological indicators intended to monitor vaporised hydrogen peroxide processes for isolator and room biodecontamination processes at atmospheric pressure.
It is not applicable to liquid immersion sterilization processes.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

93/42/EEC

Medical devices

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
EN ISO 14161:2009

NOW

PUBLISHED
EN ISO 11138-7:2019
60.60 Standard published
Apr 17, 2019