ISO 23958-1:2022
(Main)Traditional Chinese medicine — Dermal needles for single use — Part 1: Tapping-type
Traditional Chinese medicine — Dermal needles for single use — Part 1: Tapping-type
This document specifies the particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of tapping-type dermal needles for single use. It applies to tapping-type dermal needles that have the capacity to penetrate the skin. It specifies structure and dimension, materials, and performance requirements for appearance and cleanliness, corrosion resistance, sterility, packaging and identification, transit and storage of tapping-type dermal needles. It does not apply to roller-type dermal needles, reusable tapping-type dermal needles or devices incorporating a detachable tapping head.
Médecine traditionnelle chinoise — Aiguilles dermiques à usage unique — Partie 1: Type marteau
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 23958-1
First edition
2022-05
Traditional Chinese medicine —
Dermal needles for single use —
Part 1:
Tapping-type
Médecine traditionnelle chinoise — Aiguilles dermiques à usage
unique —
Partie 1: Type marteau
Reference number
ISO 23958-1:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Structure and dimensions of tapping-type dermal needles . 3
4.1 Size designation . 3
4.2 Structure and dimensions of tapping-type dermal needle . 3
4.2.1 Structure of tapping-type dermal needle . 3
4.2.2 Dimensions of tapping-type dermal needle . 4
5 Materials . 4
5.1 General . 4
5.2 Needle body . 5
5.3 Handle and tapping head . 5
6 Performance requirements . .5
6.1 Appearance and cleanliness . 5
6.1.1 Needle body and needle tip. 5
6.1.2 Handle . 5
6.2 Firmness of needle tips . 5
6.3 Fastness of connection between tapping head and handle of the dermal needle . 6
6.4 Hardness of the needle body . 6
6.5 Resistance to corrosion . 6
6.6 Sterility . 6
7 Packaging and identification .6
7.1 Primary packaging . 6
7.1.1 General . 6
7.1.2 Packing method . 6
7.1.3 Identification . 6
7.2 Secondary package . 7
7.2.1 Packing method . 7
7.2.2 Identification . 7
8 Transit and storage .8
8.1 Transit . 8
8.2 Storage . 8
Bibliography . 9
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Foreword
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Introduction
A dermal needle is a traditional Chinese medicine device for stimulating acupuncture points, meridians
or skin by tapping or rolling. It is composed of a group of needles which stimulate a wide area of skin
effectively. The stimulating strength of dermal needles depends on the density of the needles, the
sharpness of the needle tips and the length of the needle body, among other things.
Dermal needles are widely used in East and Southeast Asia, the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
According to different operation modes, dermal needles for single use may be divided into two types:
tapping-type and roller-type.
This document deals with tapping-type dermal needles for single use, while ISO 23958-2 deals with
roller-type dermal needles.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 23958-1:2022(E)
Traditional Chinese medicine — Dermal needles for single
use —
Part 1:
Tapping-type
1 Scope
This document specifies the particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance
of tapping-type dermal needles for single use. It applies to tapping-type dermal needles that have the
capacity to penetrate the skin.
It specifies structure and dimension, materials, and performance requirements for appearance and
cleanliness, corrosion resistance, sterility, packaging and identification, transit and storage of tapping-
type dermal needles.
It does not apply to roller-type dermal needles, reusable tapping-type dermal needles or devices
incorporating a detachable tapping head.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 6507-1, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method
ISO 10993-1, Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk
management process
ISO 10993-7, Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals
ISO 15223-1, Medical devices — Symbols to be used with information to be supplied by the manufacturer
— Part 1: General requirements
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
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3.1
dermal needle
device composed of several short needles used for stimulating the meridian or skin
3.2
tapping-type dermal needle
dermal needle with a tapping head
Note 1 to entry: The tapping head is used to tap the skin.
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Note 2 to entry: Plum-blossom needles and seven-star needles are typical tapping-type dermal needles.
3.3
roller-type dermal needle
dermal needle composed of a handle and a roller, which has evenly spaced micro needles
3.4
needle body
part of the needle from the tip to the tapping head
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.5
needle tip
sharp apex at the end of the dermal needle body intended to penetrate the skin
[SOURCE: ISO 17218: 2014, 3.3, modified]
3.6
handle
part that connects to the tapping head and can be held and used for tapping by the operator
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.7
tapping head
multi-cluster needle installed at the head of the tapping-type dermal needle for skin tapping
Note 1 to entry: The tapping head has one or two sides where needles are placed. These two types are referred to
as single-headed and double-headed tapping-type dermal needles.
3.8
outer circle
circle connecting the outermost needles installed on the tapping head
3.9
extensive stimulation head
side of the tapping head where needles are evenly spaced along concentric circles
Note 1 to entr
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