Sterilization of health care products -- Chemical indicators -- Part 5: Class 2 indicators for Bowie and Dick-type air removal tests

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
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Designation Number:
CAN/CSA-ISO 11140-5
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

This Standard specifies the requirements for Class 2 indicators for Bowie and Dick-type air removal tests used to evaluate the effectiveness of air removal during the pre-vacuum phase of pre-vacuum steam sterilization cycles.

Additionally, ISO 11140-5:2007 includes test methods and equipment used to meet these performance requirements

Project need:

The following proposed ISO TC 198 Canadian adoptions are being developed as part of an overall program of health care standardization and are intended to complement the Canadian-developed medical device reprocessing standards. ISO/TC 198 is responsible for specifying requirements for sterilization processes, sterilizing equipment, washer-disinfectors and ancillary products used in ensuring satisfactory sterilization of health care products. Health care products encompass medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and medicinal products (pharmaceuticals including biopharmaceuticals).

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