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This document specifies a framework for the identification, and if necessary, quantification of constituents of a medical device, allowing the identification of biological hazards and the estimation and control of biological risks from material constituents, using a generally stepwise approach to the chemical characterization which can include one or more of the following:
— the identification of its materials of construction (medical device configuration);
— the characterization of the materials of construction via the identification and quantification of their chemical constituents (material composition);
— the characterization of the medical device for chemical substances that were introduced during manufacturing (e.g. mould release agents, process contaminants, sterilization residues);
— the estimation (using laboratory extraction conditions) of the potential of the medical device, or its materials of construction, to release chemical substances under clinical use conditions (extractables);
— the measurement of chemical substances released from a medical device under its clinical conditions of use (leachables).
This document can also be used for chemical characterization (e.g. the identification and/or quantification) of degradation products. Information on other aspects of degradation assessment are covered in ISO 10993-9, ISO 10993-13, ISO 10993-14 and ISO 10993-15.
The ISO 10993 series is applicable when the material or medical device has direct or indirect body contact (see ISO 10993-1 for categorization by nature of body contact).
This document is intended for suppliers of materials and manufacturers of medical devices, to support a biological evaluation.
Directives related to this standards.
Direktiva 2007/47/EC e Parlamentit Europian dhe e Këshillit të 5 shtator 2007 amendon Direktivën e Këshillit 90/385/EEC mbi përafrimin e ligjeve të Shteteve Anëtare në lidhje me pajisje medicinale aktive transplatuese, Direktiva e Këshillit 93/42/EEC në lidhje me pajisjet mjekësore dhe Direktivën 98/8/EC në lidhje me vendosjen e produkteve biocide në treg
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SSH EN ISO 10993-18:2020
60.60
Standard published
28 mar 2024