NF EN ISO 10993-10
Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 10 : tests for irritation and skin sensitization
ISO 10993-10:2010 describes the procedure for the assessment of medical devices and their constituent materials with regard to their potential to produce irritation and skin sensitization.ISO 10993-10:2010 includes:pretest considerations for irritation, including in silico and in vitro methods for dermal exposure;details of in vivo (irritation and sensitization) test procedures;key factors for the interpretation of the results.Instructions are given for the preparation of materials specifically in relation to the above tests and several special irritation tests are described for application of medical devices in areas other than skin.
ISO 10993-10:2010 describes the procedure for the assessment of medical devices and their constituent materials with regard to their potential to produce irritation and skin sensitization.
ISO 10993-10:2010 includes:
- pretest considerations for irritation, including in silico and in vitro methods for dermal exposure;
- details of in vivo (irritation and sensitization) test procedures;
- key factors for the interpretation of the results.
Instructions are given for the preparation of materials specifically in relation to the above tests and several special irritation tests are described for application of medical devices in areas other than skin.
ISO 10993-10:2010 describes the procedure for the assessment of medical devices and their constituent materials with regard to their potential to produce irritation and skin sensitization. ISO 10993-10:2010 includes: pretest considerations for irritation, including in silico and in vitro methods for dermal exposure; details of in vivo (irritation and sensitization) test procedures; key factors for the interpretation of the results. Instructions are given for the preparation of materials specifically in relation to the above tests and several special irritation tests are described for application of medical devices in areas other than skin.
This document specifies the procedure for the assessment of medical devices and their constituent materials with regard to their potential to induce skin sensitization. This document includes: — details of in vivo skin sensitization test procedures; — key factors for the interpretation of the results. NOTE Instructions for the preparation of materials specifically in relation to the above tests are given in Annex A.
- Avant-proposiv
- IntroductionVI
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1 Domaine d'application1
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2 Références normatives1
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3 Termes et définitions2
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4 Principes généraux - Approche par étapes4
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5 Considérations préalables aux essais5
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5.1 Généralités5
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5.2 Types de matériaux5
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5.3 Informations sur la composition chimique6
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6 Essais d'irritation6
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6.1 Essais d'irritation in vitro6
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6.2 Essais d'irritation in vivo - Facteurs à prendre en considération lors de la conception et du choix des essais in vivo7
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6.3 Essai d'irritation chez l'animal8
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6.4 Essai de réactivité intracutanée (intradermique) chez l'animal12
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6.5 Essai d'irritation de la peau humaine15
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7 Essais de sensibilisation de la peau16
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7.1 Choix des méthodes d'essai16
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7.2 Essai local sur le ganglion lymphatique chez la souris (LLNA)16
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7.3 Essais sur cobaye pour la détection d'une sensibilisation de la peau19
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7.4 Facteurs importants permettant d'influencer l'issue de l'essai20
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7.5 Essai de maximalisation sur cobaye (GPMT)21
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7.6 Essai sous système occlusif (Essai de Buehler)24
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8 Facteurs clés pour l'interprétation des résultats d'essai27
- Annexe A (normative) Préparation des matériaux pour les essais d'irritation/de sensibilisation28
- Annexe B (normative) Essais d'irritation particuliers30
- Annexe C (normative) Essai d'irritation de la peau sur l'Homme46
- Annexe D (informative) Essai d'irritation de la peau in vitro50
- Annexe E (informative) Méthode de préparation d'extraits à partir de matériaux d'essai polymériques56
- Annexe F (informative) Informations générales59
- Bibliographie63
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