BS 3970-3:1990

Superseded

Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for steam sterilizers for wrapped goods and porous loads

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-09-1997

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-06-1990

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. General requirements
4. Design pressure
5. Operating cycle
6. Instrumentation and controls
7. Performance requirements
8. Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
Appendices
A. Test for air leakage
B. Small load test
C. Full load test
D. Air detector performance test
E. Load dryness test
Table
1. Operating cycle conditions

Particular requirements for equipment used to sterilize wrapped items (such as instruments and utensils) and porous materials (e.g. towels and bed linen).

Committee	CH/198
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BS 3970-1(1966) (07/2005)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	12
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN 285:2015 BS EN 285:1997
Supersedes	BS 3970-1:1966

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