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EN ISO 11138-4:2017

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Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 4: Biological indicators for dry heat sterilization processes (ISO 11138-4:2017)
Published date

03-29-2017

European foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Test organism
6 Suspension
7 Carrier and primary packaging
8 Inoculated carriers and biological indicators
9 Population and resistance
Annex A (normative) - Method for determination of
        resistance to dry heat sterilization
Annex B (normative) - Calculation of z value
Bibliography

Describes requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing dry heat as the sterilizing agent at sterilizing temperatures within the range of 120 degrees C to 180 degrees C.

Committee
CEN/TC 102
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes EN 866-6. (07/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current
Supersedes

VDI 6300 Blatt 1:2016-05 Genetic engineering operations in genetic engineering facilities - Guidance on safe operation of genetic engineering facilities

ISO 18472:2006 Sterilization of health care products Biological and chemical indicators Test equipment
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 11138-1:2017 Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 1: General requirements
ISO 14161:2009 Sterilization of health care products Biological indicators Guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results

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