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PD ISO/TS 19930:2017

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Guidance on aspects of a risk-based approach to assuring sterility of terminally sterilized, single-use health care product that is unable to withstand processing to achieve maximally a sterility assurance level of 10-6
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-12-2017

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Assurance of sterility and sterility assurance
   level (SAL)
5 Management responsibility
6 Compatibility of product with a sterilization process
7 Strategies to achieve a maximal SAL of 10-6
8 Considerations if a maximal SAL of 10-6 cannot
   be achieved
9 Label claims
10 Establishing the sterilization process
11 Specific considerations for validation, routine
   monitoring and control, and product release
   from sterilization
12 Assessment of change
Annex A (informative) - Illustration of the sequence
        of activities in selecting and justifying an
        alternative SAL
Bibliography

Gives guidance on identifying the aspects to be considered as part of a risk-based approach to selecting a sterility assurance level (SAL) for terminally sterilized, single-use health care product that is unable to withstand processing to achieve maximally a SAL of 10-6.

This document provides guidance on identifying the aspects to be considered as part of a risk-based approach to selecting a sterility assurance level (SAL) for terminally sterilized, single-use health care product that is unable to withstand processing to achieve maximally a SAL of 10−6. In addition, this document provides background information on the assurance of sterility and sterility assurance level, and guidance on strategies that can allow the achievement of a maximal SAL of 10−6. This document describes the elements of a quality management system which are applied to enable the appropriate selection of a SAL for terminally sterilized, single-use health care product that is unable to withstand processing to achieve maximally a SAL of 10−6. NOTE It is not a requirement of the International Standards for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process to have a full quality management system. Attention is drawn to the standard for quality management systems (see ISO13485 ) that controls all stages of the lifecycle of health care product. This document is applicable to sterilization processes in which microorganisms are inactivated by physical and/or chemical means. This document does not apply to selecting a maximal SAL greater than 10−6 for health care product that is able to withstand processing to achieve maximally a SAL of 10−6; in cases where a maximal SAL of 10−6 is required and an alternative SAL is not allowed; in cases where a maximal SAL of greater than 10−6 (e.g. 10−3) has been accepted by regulatory authorities within their jurisdiction for health care product for defined use; to the sterilization of used or reprocessed health care product; to sterilization of health care product by filtration. This document does not describe detailed procedures for assessing microbial inactivation. This document does not specify requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a process for inactivating the causative agents of spongiform encephalopathies such as scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Specific recommendations have been produced in particular countries for the processing of materials potentially contaminated with these agents. NOTE See also ISO22442‑1 , ISO22442‑2 and ISO22442‑3 . This document does not supersede or modify published International Standards for particular sterilization processes. This document neither recommends a SAL for a given health care product nor identifies a maximal SAL for a health care product to be labelled “sterile”. NOTE These are matters for regulatory authorities and can vary from country to country.

Committee
CH/198
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
ISO/TS 19930:2017 Identical

ISO/TS 13004:2013 Sterilization of health care products — Radiation — Substantiation of selected sterilization dose: Method VDmaxSD
ISO 11137-1:2006 Sterilization of health care products Radiation Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 11607-2:2006 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices Part 2: Validation requirements for forming, sealing and assembly processes
ISO 14160:2011 Sterilization of health care products Liquid chemical sterilizing agents for single-use medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives Requirements for characterization, development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
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 25424:2009 Sterilization of medical devices Low temperature steam and formaldehyde Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 22442-1:2015 Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives Part 1: Application of risk management
ISO 11135-1:2007 Sterilization of health care products Ethylene oxide Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 Safety aspects Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
AAMI TIR17 : 2008 COMPATIBILITY OF MATERIALS SUBJECT TO STERILIZATION
ISO 9004:2009 Managing for the sustained success of an organization A quality management approach
ISO 20857:2010 Sterilization of health care products Dry heat Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
ISO 11137-2:2013 Sterilization of health care products — Radiation — Part 2: Establishing the sterilization dose
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
ISO 22442-2:2015 Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives Part 2: Controls on sourcing, collection and handling
ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
ASTM F 1980 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Guide for Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier Systems for Medical Devices
ISO 22442-3:2007 Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives — Part 3: Validation of the elimination and/or inactivation of viruses and transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents
ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices Application of risk management to medical devices
ISO 11607-1:2006 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices Part 1: Requirements for materials, sterile barrier systems and packaging systems
ISO 14161:2009 Sterilization of health care products Biological indicators Guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results
ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework
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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