• There are no items in your cart
We noticed you’re not on the correct regional site. Switch to our AMERICAS site for the best experience.
Dismiss alert

BS 7174-4:1990

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

View Superseded by
superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Sterile intravascular catheters and ancillary devices for single use Specification for introducer needles, introducer cannulae, guide wires, dilators, valves and connectors

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-07-1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-05-1990

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
Section two. Introducer needles
3. General
4. Size designation
5. Needle tube
6. Needle hub
7. Marking
Section three. Introducer cannulae
8. General
9. Size designation
10. Materials
11. Tip
12. Hub
13. Mechanical properties
14. Lubrication
15. Marking
Section four. Guide wires
16. General
17. Materials
18. Size designation
19. Safety wire
20. Mechanical properties
21. Marking
Section five. Dilators
22. General
23. Materials
24. Size designation
25. Tip
26. Shaft
27. Hub
28. Marking
Section six. Valves and connectors
29. General
30. Materials
31. Type or size designation
32. Hub
33. Security of attached tubing
34. Freedom from leakage
35. Freedom from leakage and damage under high pressure
36. Marking
Appendices
A. Guidance on materials and design of ancillary
    devices
B. Method of test for breakage of guide wires
C. Method of test for flexibility of guide wires
D. Method of test for strength of component parts of
    guide wire
Tables
1. Designation of needle size
2. Forces for testing safety wire and core wire
Figures
1. Schematic diagram of introducer needle and
    introducer cannula
2. Schematic diagram of guide wires
3. Apparatus for testing guide wires for breakage
4. Test rig for testing flexibility of guide wires
5. Split tapered clamp
6. Details of clamping guide wire in split tapered
    clamp

Describes requirements for introducer needles, introducer cannulae, guide wires, dilators, valves and connectors supplied in the sterile condition and intended for single use in conjunction with intravascular catheters. Excludes intravascular cannula units and introducer needles for epidural catheters. Covers definitions, general, size designation, needle tube, needle hub, marking, materials, tip, mechanical properties, lubrication, safety wire, security of attached tubing, freedom from leakage, and freedom from leakage and damage under high pressure. The appendices cover guidance on materials and design of ancillary devices, method of test for breakage, flexibility and strength of component parts of guide wire.

Committee
CH/84
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5322(1976) and BS 5616(1981) (07/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 7174-5:1990 Sterile intravascular catheters and ancillary devices for single use Specification for balloon dilatation catheters
BS 7174-1:1990 Sterile intravascular catheters and ancillary devices for single use Specification for general requirements

BS 7174-1:1990 Sterile intravascular catheters and ancillary devices for single use Specification for general requirements
BS 7174-2:1990 Determination of hydraulic fluid power motor characteristics Specification for angiographic catheters
BS 5081-2:1987 Sterile hypodermic syringes and needles Specification for sterile hypodermic needles for single use
BS 5081-1:1987 Sterile hypodermic syringes and needles Specification for sterile hypodermic syringes for single use
BS 7174-3:1990 Sterile intravascular catheters and ancillary devices for single use Specification for central venous catheters

View more information
£142.00
Excluding VAT

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.