Standards  
The safety of patients
in operating theatres
 
Cleaning and disinfecting
in the hospital environment
 
CLIN, CCLIN, CTIN
and SFHH recommendations
 
Standardisation  
Verification that products present no health hazard  
The European directive 93/42/CEE  
Main requirements  
Catalogues  
News and events  
Frequently Asked Questions  
Suggestions  
 
Standardisation
" Antiseptics and chemical disinfectants " - Basic bactericide activity
-> the standard applies in particular to the bactericide activity evaluated in relation to staphylococcus aureus strains - ATCC 6538
" Chemical disinfections and antiseptics " - Basic fungicide activity
-> Fungicide activity evaluated, in particular, on strains of Candida Albicans (ATCC 10231) and Aspergillus niger (ATCC 16404)
Information supplied by the manufacturer with the medical devices
Graphic symbols used for medical device labelling
Medical device sterilisation - Validation and routine inspection for sterilisation by ethylene oxide
Medical device sterilisation - Validation and routine inspection for sterilisation by irradiation
Medical device sterilisation - Validation and routine inspection for sterilisation by steam
Medical device sterilisation - Requirements for the medical devices labelled "sterile".
Medical device sterilisation - Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on a product - Part I: requirements
Medical device sterilisation - Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on a product - Part II: guidelines
Medical device sterilisation -Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on a product - Part III: guide lines concerning the validation methods for micro-biological techniques
Medical device packaging systems and materials to be used - Part I: general requirements and test methods
Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part I: Evaluation and tests
Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part V: Test concerning cytotoxicity: in vitro methods (ISO 10993-5: 1992)
Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part VII: sterilisation residues by ETO (ISO 10993-7: 1995)
Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part X: Irritation and sensitisation tests
Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part XI: Systemic toxicity tests (ISO 10993-11: 1993)
Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part XII: Preparation of reference materials and samples
Quality systems - MD - Special requirements relating to the application of EN ISO 9002
Quality systems - MD - Special requirements relating to the application of EN ISO 9001
Quality system - Model for quality assurance in production, installation and associated services.
Quality systems - MD - Model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and associated services.
Guide to application of EN 29001, En 46001, EN 29002 and EN 46002 for non-active MD
Clinical investigation concerning MD on human subjects
MD - Risk analysis
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