SIST EN ISO 22610:2006

Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO 22610:2006)

This International Standard specifies a test method, with associated test apparatus (see Annex A), which is used to determine the resistance of a material to the penetration of bacteria, carried by a liquid, when subjected to mechanical rubbing.

Operationsabdecktücher, -mäntel und Rein-Luft-Kleidung zur Verwendung als Medizinprodukte für Patienten, Klinikpersonal und Geräte - Prüfverfahren für die Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Keimdurchtritt im feuchten Zustand (ISO 22610:2006)

Diese Internationale Norm legt ein Prüfverfahren mit der dazugehörigen Ausrüstung fest (siehe Anhang A), das für die Bestimmung der Widerstandsfähigkeit eines Materials gegen den Durchtritt von durch Flüssigkeit übertragende Bakterien verwendet wird, während das Material mechanischem Reiben oder mechanischer Belastung ausgesetzt wird.

Champs chirurgicaux, casaques et tenues de bloc, utilisés en tant que dispositifs médicaux, pour les patients, le personnel et les équipements - Méthode d'essai de résistance a la pénétration de la barriere bactérienne a l'état humide (ISO 22610:2006)

L'ISO 22610:2006 spécifie une méthode d'essai ainsi que l'équipement associé susceptibles d'être utilisés pour déterminer la résistance d'un matériau à la pénétration de bactéries dans un liquide lorsque ce matériau est soumis à un frottement mécanique.

Kirurške zastirke, ogrinjala in garniture za čisti zrak, ki se uporabljajo kot medicinski pripomočki za paciente, zdravstveno osebje in opremo – Preskusne metode za določanje odpornosti proti prodiranju vlažnih bakterij (ISO 22610:2006)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2006
• ICS: 11.140 - Hospital equipment
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• Technical Committee: VAZ - Healthcare
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Due Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Completion Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Directive: 93/42/EEC - Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
• Mandate: M/295 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the development of European standards relating to medical devices
• Ref Project: EN ISO 22610:2006 - Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO 22610:2006)

Relations

• Revises: oSIST prEN ISO 22610:2015 - Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO/DIS 22610:2015)
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Revises: oSIST prEN ISO 22610:2015 - Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO/DIS 22610:2015)
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Revised: oSIST prEN ISO 22610:2015 - Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO/DIS 22610:2015)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2015

Standards Content (Sample)

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Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical
staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial
penetration (ISO 22610:2006)
Operationsabdecktücher, -mäntel und Rein-Luft-Kleidung zur Verwendung als
Medizinprodukte für Patienten, Klinikpersonal und Geräte - Prüfverfahren für die
Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Keimdurchtritt im feuchten Zustand (ISO 22610:2006)
Champs chirurgicaux, casaques et tenues de bloc, utilisés en tant que dispositifs
médicaux, pour les patients, le personnel et les équipements - Méthode d'essai de
résistance a la pénétration de la barriere bactérienne a l'état humide (ISO 22610:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 22610:2006
ICS:
11.140 Oprema bolnišnic Hospital equipment
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
SIST EN ISO 22610:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO 22610:2006
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 22610
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2006
ICS 13.340.10

English Version
Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical
devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method
to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO
22610:2006)
Champs chirurgicaux, casaques et tenues de bloc, utilisés Operationsabdecktücher, -mäntel und Rein-Luft-Kleidung,
en tant que dispositifs médicaux, pour les patients, le zur Verwendung als Medizinprodukte, für Patienten,
personnel et les équipements - Méthode d'essai de Klinikpersonal und Geräte - Prüfverfahren für die
résistance à la pénétration de la barrière bactérienne à Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Keimdurchtritt im feuchten
l'état humide (ISO 22610:2006) Zustand (ISO 22610:2006)
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Foreword


This document (EN ISO 22610:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 205
"Non-active medical devices", the secretariat of which is held by DIN, in collaboration with
Technical Committee ISO/TC 94 "Personal safety - Protective clothing and equipment".

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 January 2007, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2007.

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.

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ANNEX ZA
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 93/42/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 93/42/EEC.

Once this 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 given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of the scope of
this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding Essential Requirements of that
Directive and associated EFTA regulations.


Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Directive 93/42/EEC


Clauses/subclause(s) of Essential requirements (ERs) Qualifying remarks/Notes
this European Standard
of EU Directive 93/42/EEC

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 3, 4, 7 ISO 22610 is intended to be used
in conjunction with EN 13795-1, EN
13795-2 and prEN 13795-3
5, 6, 7, 8 8
5, 6, 7 9
WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling
within the scope of this standard.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 22610
First edition
2006-07-01

Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air
suits, used as medical devices, for
patients, clinical staff and equipment —
Test method to determine the resistance
to wet bacterial penetration
Champs chirurgicaux, casaques et tenues de bloc, utilisés en tant que
dispositifs médicaux, pour les patients, le personnel et les
équipements — Méthode d'essai de résistance à la pénétration de la
barrière bactérienne à l'état humide




Reference number
ISO 22610:2006(E)
©
ISO 2006

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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 1
4 Principle. 2
5 Reagents and materials . 3
6 Apparatus . 3
7 Preparation of test samples and pieces. 3
7.1 Agar plates . 3
7.2 Carrier material . 4
7.3 Test specimen . 4
8 Procedure . 4
8.1 Preparation of donor . 4
8.2 Conditioning. 4
8.3 Test set-up. 4
8.4 Application of materials . 4
8.5 Test. 5
9 Test report . 5
10 Performance monitoring . 6
10.1 General. 6
10.2 With carbon paper . 6
10.3 With reference material . 6
Annex A (normative) Apparatus for testing resistance to wet bacterial penetration. 7
Annex B (normative) Nutrient media. 10
Annex C (informative) Examples of how to use the test results to characterize a barrier material . 12
Bibliography . 14

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Foreword
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ISO 22610 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee
CEN/TC 205, Non-active medical devices, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 94, Personal
safety — Protective clothing and equipment, Subcommittee SC 13, Protective clothing, in accordance with the
Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
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Introduction
There are numerous examples of situations where bacteria carried by a liquid may migrate through a barrier
material in the wet state. The wet penetration of skin flora through a covering material is one example.
European Medical Device regulations specifically place the responsibility for avoiding device-related infections
on the manufacturer. In order to demonstrate compliance with this requirement and to describe a product to
the user, there is a need to use harmonized and recognized international test methods.
The test method described in this international standard uses microbiological techniques and is therefore
intended to be performed exclusively by laboratories experienced in and equipped for such work.
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SIST EN ISO 22610:2006
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 22610:2006(E)

Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical
devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment — Test
method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration
WARNING — The use of this standard may involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to
determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies a test method, with associated test apparatus (see Annex A), which is
used to determine the resistance of a material to the penetration of bacteria, carried by a liquid, when
subjected to mechanical rubbing.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
ISO 6330, Textiles — Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
ISO 11607, Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices
ISO 13485, Medical devices — Quality management systems — Requirements for regulatory purposes
ISO 13683, Sterilization of health care products — Requirements for validation and routine control of moist
heat sterilization in health care facilities
ISO 13934-1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and
elongation at maximum force using the strip method
ISO 13937-2, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-shaped
test specimens (Single tear method)
ISO 15797, Textiles — Industrial washing and finishing procedures for testing of workwear
EN 554, Sterilization of medical devices — Validation and routine control of sterilization by moist heat
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
agar plate
Petri dish containing sterile nutrient agar medium
NOTE See Annex B for composition of nutrient media.
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3.2
carrier material
material used to prepare the donor
3.3
covering material
material, e.g. surgical drapes, used for covering the patient, equipment and certain surfaces to prevent the
patient's skin bacteria and/or bacteria from other non-sterile sources from reaching the operation wound
3.4
donor
material that has been contaminated with a known number of viable cells of a defined strain of test bacterium
3.5
finger
part of the apparatus for testing resistance to wet bacterial penetration, used to bring donor and test specimen
into contact with the surface of an agar plate
3.6
replicate test
one complete evaluation of a single test piece, from the test specimen, comprising five plate counts directly
against the donor and a sixth plate to estimate the residual bacterial challenge on the reverse of t
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