ISO 10993-3:2026

Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 3: Evaluation of genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity and developmental toxicity ISO 10993-3:2026

Publication date:   Aug 6, 2026

Scope

This document specifies strategies for risk estimation and evaluation of biological harms with respect to:

genotoxicity;
carcinogenicity;
reproductive toxicity; and
developmental toxicity.

This document is applicable when the need to evaluate a medical device for potential genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity and developmental toxicity has been established.
This document is not applicable to active pharmaceutical ingredients of device-drug combination products or biological components of device-biologic combination products which are covered by regulations.
NOTE            Guidance on selecting relevant biological effects for medical devices is covered in ISO 10993-1.