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Sterilization - Related International Standards

The following non-harmonised international standards are related to Sterilization for EU MDR compliance reference.

StandardTitleStatusGSPRsLink
ISO 11737-1:2018/Amd 1:2021Sterilization of health care products - Microbiological methods - Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on productsactive11, 11.3Link
ISO 11135:2014+AMD1:2018Sterilization of health-care products - Ethylene oxide - Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devicesactive11, 11.1, 11.5, 11.6Link
ISO 11138-1:2017Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 1: General requirementsactive11Link
ISO 11138-2:2017Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 2: Biological indicators for ethylene oxide sterilization processesactive11Link
ISO 11139:2018/Amd 1:2024Sterilization of health care products - Vocabulary of terms used in sterilization and related equipment and process standardsactive11Link
ISO 11137-1:2025Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devicesactive11, 11.1Link
ISO 11137-2:2013+AMD1:2022Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 2: Establishing the sterilization doseactive11, 11.1Link
ISO 17665:2024Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devicesactive11, 11.1Link
ISO 11737-2:2019Sterilization of health care products - Microbiological methods - Part 2: Tests of sterility performed in the definition, validation and maintenance of a sterilization processactive11, 11.3Link
ISO 13408-1:2024Aseptic processing of health care products - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 13408-1:2023)active11, 11.5, 11.6Link
ISO 13408-6:2021Aseptic processing of health care products - Part 6: Isolator systems (ISO 13408-6:2021)active11, 11.5, 11.6Link
ISO 14160:2021Sterilization of health care products - Liquid chemical sterilizing agents for single-use medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives (ISO 14160:2020)active11, 11.5, 11.6, 13Link
ISO 25424:2019Sterilization of health care products - Low temperature steam and formaldehyde - Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 25424:2018)active11, 11.5Link

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