BS EN ISO 17665-1:2006 PDF

What is BS EN ISO/IEC 17665:2006? BS EN ISO 17665 sets out the requirements to ensure best practice steam sterilisation of medical equipment. By following this standard’s guidelines, the steam sterilisation process is more likely to produce sterile medical instruments on treatment and improve overall quality control. Although BS EN ISO 17665 is limited to medical equipment, its requirements and guidelines can also be applied to other health care products. It’s important to remember that an accurately controlled sterilisation process is not the only factor that ensures a product is sterile. How does it work? To improve the performance of steam sterilisation processes, BS EN looks at the microbiological status of incoming raw materials. It demonstrates the verification and route control of any cleaning and disinfection procedures used on the product. BS EN also defines the control of the environment where the product is manufactured, assembled and packaged, as well the management of the personnel’s hygiene. Who should buy it?