NF EN ISO 11138-3

NF EN ISO 11138-3

October 2006
Standard Cancelled

Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 3 : biological indicators for moist heat sterilization processes

ISO 11138-3:2006 provides specific requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing moist heat as the sterilizing agent. Moist heat as the sterilizing agent is defined in ISO 11138-3:2006 as dry saturated steam. While air-steam mixtures may be used in moist heat sterilization processes, the methods and performance requirements of this part of ISO 11138 might not be applicable for biological indicators used in such processes.

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Publication date

October 2006

Number of pages

18 p.

Reference

NF EN ISO 11138-3

ICS Codes

11.080.01   Sterilization and disinfection in general

Classification index

S98-004-3

Print number

1 - 22/09/2006

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European kinship

EN ISO 11138-3:2006
Sumary
Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 3 : biological indicators for moist heat sterilization processes

ISO 11138-3:2006 provides specific requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing moist heat as the sterilizing agent.

Moist heat as the sterilizing agent is defined in ISO 11138-3:2006 as dry saturated steam. While air-steam mixtures may be used in moist heat sterilization processes, the methods and performance requirements of this part of ISO 11138 might not be applicable for biological indicators used in such processes.

Replaced standards (2)
NF EN 866-3
June 1997
Standard Cancelled
Biological systems for testing sterilizers and sterilization processes. Part 3 : particular systems for use in moist heat sterilizers.

Le présent document spécifie les exigences pour les porte-germes inoculés et les indicateurs biologiques prévus pour être utilisés pour l'évaluation de la performance des stérilisateurs à la vapeur d'eau et des procédés de stérilisation fonctionnant à des températures supérieures à 100 °C.

NF EN 866-7
January 2000
Standard Cancelled
Biological systems for testing sterilizers and sterilization processes - Part 7 : particular requirements for self-contained biological indicator systems for use in moist heat sterilizers

Le présent document spécifie les exigences des indicateurs biologiques utilisés pour l'évaluation des performances des stérilisateurs à la vapeur d'eau fonctionnant à des températures supérieures à 100°C.

Standard replaced by (1)
NF EN ISO 11138-3
August 2009
Standard Cancelled
Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 3 : biological indicators for moist heat sterilization processes

<p>ISO 11138-3:2006 provides specific requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing moist heat as the sterilizing agent.</p> <p>Moist heat as the sterilizing agent is defined in ISO 11138-3:2006 as dry saturated steam. While air-steam mixtures may be used in moist heat sterilization processes, the methods and performance requirements of this part of ISO 11138 might not be applicable for biological indicators used in such processes.</p>

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