EN ISO 17665-1:2006

Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 17665-1:2006)

ISO 17665-1:2006 specifies requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a moist heat sterilization process for medical devices.
Moist heat sterilization processes covered by ISO 17665-1:2006 include but are not limited to:
saturated steam venting systems;saturated steam active air removal systems;air steam mixtures;water spray;water immersion.

Sterilisation von Produkten für die Gesundheitsfürsorge - Feuchte Hitze - Teil 1: Anforderungen an die Entwicklung, Validierung und Lenkung der Anwendung eines Sterilisationsverfahrens für Medizinprodukte (ISO 17665-1:2006)

1.1   Im Anwendungsbereich enthalten
1.1.1   Dieser Teil von ISO 17665 legt Anforderungen für die Entwicklung, Validierung und Lenkung der Anwendung eines Verfahrens für die Sterilisation von Medizinprodukten durch feuchte Hitze fest.
ANMERKUNG   Obgleich der Anwendungsbereich dieses Teils von ISO 17665 auf Medizinprodukte begrenzt ist, legt er Anforderungen fest und gibt Anleitungen, die auf weitere Produkte für die Gesundheitsfürsorge anwendbar sein können.
1.1.2   Zu den durch diesen Teil von ISO 17665 erfassten Sterilisationsverfahren mit feuchter Hitze gehören, ohne darauf begrenzt zu sein:
a)   Verfahren mit gesättigtem Dampf und Systemen zur Verdrängung von Luft durch Dampf;
b)   Verfahren mit gesättigtem Dampf und Zwangsentlüftung;
c)   Dampf-Luft Gemisch-Verfahren;
d)   Wasserberieselungs-Verfahren;
e)   Verfahren mit Eintauchen in Wasser.
ANMERKUNG   Siehe auch Anhang E.
1.2   Im Anwendungsbereich nicht enthalten
1.2.1   Dieser Teil von ISO 17665 legt keine Anforderungen an die Entwicklung, Validierung und Lenkung der Anwendung eines Verfahrens zur Inaktivierung des Agnes fest, das spongiforme Enzephalopathien wie Scrapie, bovine spongiforme Enzephalitis und Creutzfeldt Jakob Krankheit auslöst. Für die Behandlung von möglicherweise mit diesem Agens kontaminierten Materialien sind in einzelnen Ländern spezifische Empfehlungen herausgegeben worden.
ANMERKUNG   Siehe auch ISO 22442 1, ISO 22442 2 und ISO 22442 3.
1.2.2   Dieser Teil von ISO 17665 gilt nicht für diejenigen Sterilisationsverfahren, deren Grundlage eine Kombination von feuchter Hitze mit anderen biologisch abtötenden Mitteln (z. B. Formaldehyd) als sterilisierendes Agens ist.
1.2.3   Dieser Teil von ISO 17665 enthält keine im Einzelnen festgelegte Anforderung zur Bezeichnung eines Medizin¬produkts als steril.
ANMERKUNG   Zu beachten sind nationale oder regionale Anforderungen zur Bezeichnung von Medizinprodukten als steril. Siehe z. B. EN 556 1 oder ANSI/AAMI ST67.

Stérilisation des produits de santé - Chaleur humide - Partie 1: Exigences pour le développement, la validation et le contrôle de routine d'un procédé de stérilisation des dispositifs médicaux (ISO 17665-1:2006)

L'ISO 17665-1:2006 spécifie les exigences relatives au développement, à la validation et au contrôle de routine du procédé de stérilisation des dispositifs médicaux à la chaleur humide.
Les procédés de stérilisation à la chaleur humide auxquels la présente Norme internationale s'applique sont les suivants, sans toutefois s'y limiter:
systèmes d'évacuation de la vapeur saturée;systèmes d'évacuation forcée de l'air/vapeur saturée;mélanges air/vapeur;vaporisation d'eau;immersion dans l'eau.

Sterilizacija izdelkov za zdravstveno nego - Vlažna toplota - 1. del: Zahteve za razvoj, validacijo in rutinsko kontrolo sterilizacijskih postopkov za medicinske pripomočke (ISO 17665-1:2006)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 14-Aug-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Apr-2024
• ICS: 11.080.01 - Sterilization and disinfection in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 204 - Sterilization of medical devices
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 204 - Sterilization of medical devices
• Directive: 90/385/EEC - Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices
• Directive: 93/42/EEC - Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/89/9 - Joint Standardization request to CEN/CENELEC concerning harmonized standards relating to horizontal aspects in the field of medical devices
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 17665-1:2006 - Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 17665-1:2006)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 554:1994 - Sterilization of medical devices - Validation and routine control of sterilization by moist heat
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN ISO 17665:2024 - Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 17665:2024)
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1: Requirements for the
development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
(ISO 17665-1:2006)
Sterilisation von Produkten für die Gesundheitsfürsorge - Feuchte Hitze - Teil 1:
Anforderungen an die Entwicklung, Validierung und Lenkung der Anwendung eines
Sterilisationsverfahrens für Medizinprodukte (ISO 17665-1:2006)
Stérilisation des produits de santé - Chaleur humide - Partie 1: Exigences pour le
développement, la validation et le contrôle de routine d'un procédé de stérilisation des
dispositifs médicaux (ISO 17665-1:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 17665-1:2006
ICS:
11.080.01 Sterilizacija in dezinfekcija na Sterilization and disinfection
splošno in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 17665-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2006
ICS 11.080.01 Supersedes EN 554:1994
English Version
Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1:
Requirements for the development, validation and routine
control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 17665-
1:2006)
Stérilisation des produits de santé - Chaleur humide - Sterilisation von Produkten für die Gesundheitsfürsorge -
Partie 1: Exigences pour le développement, la validation et Feuchte Hitze - Teil 1: Anforderungen an die Entwicklung,
le contrôle de routine d'un procédé de stérilisation des Validierung und Lenkung der Anwendung eines
dispositifs médicaux (ISO 17665-1:2006) Sterilisationsverfahrens für Medizinprodukte (ISO 17665-
1:2006)
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 17665-1:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 198
"Sterilization of health care products" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 204
"Sterilization of medical devices", the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2007, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2009.

This document supersedes EN 554:1994.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 17665-1:2006 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 17665-1:2006 without any
modifications.
ANNEX ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directives 90/385/EEC, 93/42/EEC and 98/79/EEC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to
Essential Requirements of the New Approach Directive EU Directives 90/385/EEC, 93/42/EEC and
98/79/EC.
Once this European Standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under
that Directive and has been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard, as shown in Table ZA.1, confers, within the
limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the relevant Essential
Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

Table ZA.1 – Correspondence between this European Standard and Directives 90/385/EEC,
93/42/EEC and 98/79/EC
Clause(s)/Sub- Essential Essential Essential Qualifying
clause(s) of this EN Requirements Requirements Requirements remarks/
(ERs) of (ERs) of (ERs) of Notes
Directive Directive Directive
90/385/EEC 93/42/EEC 98/79/EC
In part
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 7 8.3 B.2.3
11, 12
In part
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 8.4 B.2.4
11, 12
WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling
within the scope of this European Standard.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17665-1
First edition
2006-08-15
Sterilization of health care products —
Moist heat —
Part 1:
Requirements for the development,
validation and routine control of a
sterilization process for medical devices
Stérilisation des produits de santé — Chaleur humide —
Partie 1: Exigences pour le développement, la validation et le contrôle
de routine d'un procédé de stérilisation des dispositifs médicaux

Reference number
ISO 17665-1:2006(E)
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ISO 17665-1:2006(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
1.1 Inclusions . 1
1.2 Exclusions . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions. 3
4 Quality management system elements . 10
4.1 Documentation. 10
4.2 Management responsibility . 10
4.3 Product realization. 10
4.4 Measurement, analysis and improvement — Control of non-conforming product . 10
5 Sterilizing agent characterization . 11
5.1 Sterilizing agent . 11
5.2 Microbicidal effectiveness . 11
5.3 Materials effects. 11
5.4 Environmental consideration . 11
6 Process and equipment characterization . 11
6.1 Process . 11
6.1.1 General. 11
6.1.2 Saturated steam processes . 12
6.1.3 Contained product processes . 12
6.2 Equipment . 13
7 Product definition . 14
8 Process definition. 15
9 Validation. 17
9.1 General. 17
9.2 Installation qualification (IQ) . 17
9.2.1 Equipment . 17
9.2.2 Installation . 17
9.2.3 Function. 17
9.3 Operational qualification (OQ). 18
9.4 Performance qualification (PQ) . 18
9.5 Review and approval of validation. 19
10 Routine monitoring and control . 20
11 Product release from sterilization. 21
12 Maintaining process effectiveness . 21
12.1 Demonstration of continued effectiveness. 21
12.2 Recalibration . 21
12.3 Maintenance of equipment . 21
12.4 Requalification . 22
12.5 Assessment of change.
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