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ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11138-1:2017

Superseded

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STERILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS - BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

20-04-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-08-2017

Glossary of equivalent standards
Committee representation
Background of AAMI adoption of
 ISO 11138-1:2017
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General manufacturing requirements
5 Specific manufacturing requirements
6 Determination of population and resistance
7 Culture conditions
Annex A (normative) - Determination of viable
        count
Annex B (normative) - Determination of growth
        inhibition by carriers and primary
        packaging materials exposed to
        sterilization processes
Annex C (normative) - D value determination
        by survivor curve method
Annex D (normative) - D value determination
        by fraction negative method
Annex E (normative) - Survival-kill response
        characteristics
Annex F (informative) - Relationship between
        components of biological indicators
Bibliography

Describes general requirements for production, labelling, test methods and performance characteristics of biological indicators, including inoculated carriers and suspensions, and their components, to be used in the validation and routine monitoring of sterilization processes.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes AAMI ST59. (05/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978-1-57020-678-8
Pages
53
PublisherName
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 11138-1:2017 Identical

AAMI TIR16 : 2017 MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION
ANSI/AAMI ST58:2013(R2018) CHEMICAL STERILIZATION AND HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
AAMI TIR39:2009 GUIDANCE ON SELECTING A MICROBIAL CHALLENGE AND INOCULATION SITES FOR STERILIZATION VALIDATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
AAMI TIR39:2009(R2017) GUIDANCE ON SELECTING A MICROBIAL CHALLENGE AND INOCULATION SITES FOR STERILIZATION VALIDATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
AAMI ST41 : 2008 ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS
AAMI ST77 : 2013 CONTAINMENT DEVICES FOR REUSABLE MEDICAL DEVICE STERILIZATION
AAMI ST91 : 2015 FLEXIBLE AND SEMI-RIGID ENDOSCOPE PROCESSING IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
AAMI TIR14 : 2016 CONTRACT STERILIZATION USING ETHYLENE OXIDE
AAMI TIR16:2023 Microbiological aspects of ethylene oxide sterilization

ISO 11135:2014 Sterilization of health-care products Ethylene oxide Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 11737-1:2006 Sterilization of medical devices Microbiological methods Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products
ISO 13485:2016 Medical devices Quality management systems Requirements for regulatory purposes
ISO 14937:2009 Sterilization of health care products General requirements for characterization of a sterilizing agent and the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 11140-1:2014 Sterilization of health care products Chemical indicators Part 1: General requirements
ISO 18472:2006 Sterilization of health care products Biological and chemical indicators Test equipment
ISO 8601:2004 Data elements and interchange formats Information interchange Representation of dates and times
ISO/TS 11139:2006 Sterilization of health care products Vocabulary
ISO 14161:2009 Sterilization of health care products Biological indicators Guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results
ISO 15223-1:2016 Medical devices Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling and information to be supplied Part 1: General requirements
ISO 17665-1:2006 Sterilization of health care products — Moist heat — Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices

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