ISO 17665:2024
Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
This document provides requirements for the development, validation and routine control of moist heat sterilization processes for medical devices. It also contains guidance which is intended to explain the requirements set forth in the normative sections. The guidance given is intended to promote good practice related to moist heat sterilization processes according to this document. The application within industrial and health care settings is considered.
This document provides requirements for the development, validation and routine control of moist heat sterilization processes for medical devices. It also contains guidance which is intended to explain the requirements set forth in the normative sections. The guidance given is intended to promote good practice related to moist heat sterilization processes according to this document. The application within industrial and health care settings is considered.
ISO 17665-1:2006 specifies requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a moist heat sterilization process for medical devices. Moist heat sterilization processes covered by ISO 17665-1:2006 include but are not limited to: saturated steam venting systems;saturated steam active air removal systems;air steam mixtures;water spray;water immersion.
ISO/TS 17665-2:2009 provides general guidance on the development, validation and routine control of moist heat sterilization processes and is intended to explain the requirements set forth in ISO 17665-1. The guidance given in this Technical Specification is provided to promote good practice related to moist heat sterilization processes and to assist those developing and validating a moist heat sterilization process according to ISO 17665-1.
ISO/TS 17665-3:2013 provides guidance about the attributes of a medical device to be considered by the user when assigning a medical device to a product family for the purpose of identifying and aligning it to a processing category for a specific moist heat sterilization process.
ISO 17665-1:2006 specifies requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a moist heat sterilization process for medical devices. Moist heat sterilization processes covered by ISO 17665-1:2006 include but are not limited to: saturated steam venting systems;saturated steam active air removal systems;air steam mixtures;water spray;water immersion.
ISO/TS 17665-2:2009 provides general guidance on the development, validation and routine control of moist heat sterilization processes and is intended to explain the requirements set forth in ISO 17665-1. The guidance given in this Technical Specification is provided to promote good practice related to moist heat sterilization processes and to assist those developing and validating a moist heat sterilization process according to ISO 17665-1.
ISO/TS 17665-3:2013 provides guidance about the attributes of a medical device to be considered by the user when assigning a medical device to a product family for the purpose of identifying and aligning it to a processing category for a specific moist heat sterilization process.
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