CEN/TR 15831:2009

Method for testing compression in medical hosiery

This document applies to medical compression hosiery and thrombosis prophylaxis hosiery.
An important property of hosiery is the compression it exerts on the limb. This document is intended to provide a reference for testing the compressive properties in medical hosiery.

Verfahren zur Kompressionsprüfung von medizinischen Strümpfen

Méthode d'essai de compression des bas médicaux

Le présent document s’applique aux bas médicaux de compression et aux bas prophylaxiques anti-thromboses.
La compression qu’exercent les bas sur le membre constitue une propriété importante des bas. Le présent document est destiné à fournir une méthode de référence pour les essais des propriétés de compression des bas médicaux.

Metode preskušanja kompresij medicinskih nogavic

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Apr-2009
• ICS: 11.120.20 - Wound dressings and compresses
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 205 - Non-active medical devices
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 205 - Non-active medical devices
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 22-Apr-2009
• Due Date: 10-Jan-2010
• Completion Date: 22-Apr-2009
• Directive: 93/42/EEC - Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
• Mandate: M/382 - Mandate for standardisation addressed to CEN in the field of Methods of analysis for animal Feedingstuffs
• Ref Project: SIST-TP CEN/TR 15831:2009 - Method for testing compression in medical hosiery

Relations

• Replaces: ENV 12718:2001 - Medical compression hosiery
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Replaces: ENV 12719:2001 - Medical thrombosis prophylaxis hosiery
• Effective Date: 06-May-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TP CEN/TR 15831:2009
01-julij-2009
1DGRPHãþD
SIST ENV 12718:2002
SIST ENV 12719:2002
Metode preskušanja kompresij medicinskih nogavic
Method for testing compression in medical hosiery
Verfahren zur Kompressionsprüfung von medizinischen Strümpfen
Méthode d'essai de compression des bas médicaux
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 15831:2009
ICS:
11.120.20 Sanitetni materiali, obveze in Wound dressings and
komprese compresses
SIST-TP CEN/TR 15831:2009 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST-TP CEN/TR 15831:2009

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SIST-TP CEN/TR 15831:2009
TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 15831
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
April 2009
ICS 11.120.20 Supersedes ENV 12718:2001, ENV 12719:2001
English Version
Method for testing compression in medical hosiery
Méthode d'essai de compression des bas médicaux Verfahren zur Kompressionsprüfung von medizinischen
Strümpfen
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 12 April 2009. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 205.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
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EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2009 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TR 15831:2009: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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CEN/TR 15831:2009 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Scope .4
2 Terms and definitions .4
3 Nominal dimensions and sizes .5
3.1 General .5
3.2 Measurement of length .5
3.3 Measurement of girth .5
3.4 Designation of type of hosiery .5
4 Method for testing compressive properties of medical hosiery .9
4.1 Principle .9
4.2 General conditions .9
4.3 Apparatus .9
4.4 Test procedure . 10
4.5 Calculation and expression of results . 13
Bibliography . 25

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SIST-TP CEN/TR 15831:2009
CEN/TR 15831:2009 (E)
Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 15831:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 205 “Non-active
medical devices”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes ENV 12718:2001, ENV 12719:2001.
This document is based on the test methods described in ENV 12718:2001 and ENV 12719:2001 which have
been withdrawn.
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