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Sterilizers for medical purposes - Low temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizers - Requirements and testing; German and English version prEN 14180:2023

Abstract

This document specifies requirements and tests for LTSF sterilizers, which use a mixture of low temperature steam and formaldehyde as sterilizing agent, and which are working below ambient pressure only.

These sterilizers are primarily used for the sterilization of heat labile medical devices in health care facilities.

This document specifies minimum requirements:

  • for the performance and design of sterilizers to ensure that the process is capable of sterilizing medical devices;
  • for the equipment and controls of these sterilizers necessary for the validation and routine control of the sterilization processes.

This document specifies further test equipment and test procedures used to verify conformance of the equipment design and performance specified by this document.

This document does not specify requirements and tests for decontamination systems for use in rooms, enclosures, or environmental spaces.

Begin

2022-03-01

WI

00102168

Planned document number

DIN EN 14180

Project number

06302141

Responsible national committee

NA 176-03-04 AA - Low temperature sterilizers  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 102/WG 6 - Low temperature sterilizers  

draft standard

Sterilizers for medical purposes - Low temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizers - Requirements and testing; German and English version prEN 14180:2023
2023-04
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previous edition(s)

Sterilizers for medical purposes - Low temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizers - Requirements and testing; German version EN 14180:2014
2014-09

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