SIST EN ISO 17664-1:2021
(Main)Processing of health care products - Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer for the processing of medical devices - Part 1: Critical and semi-critical medical devices (ISO 17664-1:2021)
Processing of health care products - Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer for the processing of medical devices - Part 1: Critical and semi-critical medical devices (ISO 17664-1:2021)
This document specifies requirements for the information to be provided by the medical device
manufacturer for the processing of critical or semi-critical medical devices (i.e. a medical device that
enters normally sterile parts of the human body or a medical device that comes into contact with
mucous membranes or non-intact skin) or medical devices that are intended to be sterilized.
This includes information for processing prior to use or reuse of the medical device.
Processing instructions are not defined in this document. Rather, this document specifies requirements
to assist manufacturers of medical devices in providing detailed processing instructions that consist of
the following activities, where applicable:
a) initial treatment at the point of use;
b) preparation before cleaning;
c) cleaning;
d) disinfection;
e) drying;
f) inspection and maintenance;
g) packaging;
h) sterilization;
i) storage;
j) transportation.
This document excludes processing of the following:
— non-critical medical devices unless they are intended to be sterilized;
— textile devices used in patient draping systems or surgical clothing;
— medical devices specified by the manufacturer for single use only and supplied ready for use.
NOTE See ISO 17664-2:2021, Annex E, for further guidance on the application of the ISO 17664 series to a
medical device
Aufbereitung von Produkten für die Gesundheitsfürsorge - Vom Medizinprodukt-Hersteller bereitzustellende Informationen für die Aufbereitung von Medizinprodukten - Teil 1: Kritische und semi-kritische Medizinprodukte (ISO 17664-1:2021)
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die Informationen fest, die vom Hersteller zur Aufbereitung von kritischen und semikritischen Medizinprodukten (das heißt ein Medizinprodukt, das Kontakt zu sterilen Körperbereichen hat, oder ein Medizinprodukt, das Kontakt zu Schleimhaut oder krankhaft veränderter Haut hat) oder Medizinprodukten, die eine Sterilisation erfordern, bereitzustellen sind.
Das schließt Informationen zur Aufbereitung vor der Verwendung oder Wiederverwendung des Medizinprodukts ein.
In diesem Dokument sind keine Aufbereitungsanweisungen definiert. Dieses Dokument legt stattdessen Anforderungen fest, um Medizinprodukt-Hersteller darin zu unterstützen, ausführliche Aufbereitungs-anweisungen zur Verfügung zu stellen, die, sofern zutreffend, die folgenden Aktivitäten umfassen:
a) Erstbehandlung am Gebrauchsort;
b) Vorbereitung vor der Reinigung;
c) Reinigung;
d) Desinfektion;
e) Trocknung;
f) Kontrolle und Wartung;
g) Verpackung;
h) Sterilisation;
i) Lagerung;
j) Transport.
Dieses Dokument schließt die Aufbereitung von Folgendem aus:
- unkritischen Medizinprodukten, die nicht für die Sterilisation vorgesehen sind,
- Textilien zur Verwendung in Patientenabdeckungssystemen oder OP-Bekleidung,
- Medizinprodukten, die vom Hersteller nur zum Einmalgebrauch spezifiziert sind und gebrauchsfertig bereitgestellt werden.
ANMERKUNG Für weitere Hinweise zur Anwendung der ISO 17664-Reihe auf ein Medizinpodukt siehe ISO 17664-2:─, Anhang E.
Traitement de produits de soins de santé - Informations relatives au traitement des dispositifs médicaux à fournir par le fabricant du dispositif - Partie 1 : Dispositifs médicaux critiques et semi-critiques (ISO 17664-1:2021)
Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives aux informations à fournir par le fabricant du dispositif médical pour le traitement des dispositifs médicaux critiques ou semi-critiques (c’est-à-dire un dispositif médical qui pénètre dans des sites normalement stériles du corps humain ou un dispositif médical qui entre en contact avec des muqueuses ou une peau lésée) ou des dispositifs médicaux destinés à être stérilisés.
Il concerne les informations de traitement avant la première utilisation du dispositif médical et sa réutilisation.
Les instructions de traitement ne sont pas définies dans le présent document. Le présent document spécifie plutôt des exigences visant à aider les fabricants de dispositifs médicaux à fournir des instructions de traitement détaillées, qui comprennent les opérations suivantes, le cas échéant:
a) traitement initial au point d’utilisation;
b) préparation avant le nettoyage;
c) nettoyage;
d) désinfection;
e) séchage;
f) contrôles et maintenance;
g) emballage;
h) stérilisation;
i) stockage;
j) transport.
Le présent document exclut le traitement des éléments suivants:
— les dispositifs médicaux non critiques, à moins qu’ils ne soient destinés à être stérilisés;
— les dispositifs textiles utilisés dans les systèmes de drapage des patients ou les vêtements de chirurgie;
— les dispositifs médicaux spécifiés par le fabricant comme étant à usage unique et fournis prêts à l’emploi.
NOTE Voir l’ISO 17664-2:2021, Annexe E, pour des recommandations supplémentaires relatives à l’application de la série ISO 17664 à un dispositif médical.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 17664-1:2021
01-december-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 17664:2018
Procesiranje izdelkov za zdravstveno nego - Informacija, ki jo zagotovi
proizvajalec medicinskih pripomočkov za postopek obdelave medicinskih
pripomočkov - 1. del: Kritični in polkritični medicinski pripomočki (ISO 17664-
1:2021)
Processing of health care products - Information to be provided by the medical device
manufacturer for the processing of medical devices - Part 1: Critical and semi-critical
medical devices (ISO 17664-1:2021)
Aufbereitung von Produkten für die Gesundheitsfürsorge - Vom Medizinprodukt-
Hersteller bereitzustellende Informationen für die Aufbereitung von Medizinprodukten -
Teil 1: Kritische und semi-kritische Medizinprodukte (ISO 17664-1:2021)
Traitement de produits de soins de santé - Informations relatives au traitement des
dispositifs médicaux à fournir par le fabricant du dispositif - Partie 1 : Dispositifs
médicaux critiques et semi-critiques (ISO 17664-1:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 17664-1:2021
ICS:
11.040.01 Medicinska oprema na Medical equipment in general
splošno
11.080.01 Sterilizacija in dezinfekcija na Sterilization and disinfection
splošno in general
SIST EN ISO 17664-1:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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SIST EN ISO 17664-1:2021
EN ISO 17664-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.080.01 Supersedes EN ISO 17664:2017
English Version
Processing of health care products - Information to be
provided by the medical device manufacturer for the
processing of medical devices - Part 1: Critical and semi-
critical medical devices (ISO 17664-1:2021)
Traitement de produits de soins de santé - Aufbereitung von Produkten für die
Informations relatives au traitement des dispositifs Gesundheitsfürsorge - Vom Medizinprodukt-Hersteller
médicaux à fournir par le fabricant du dispositif - bereitzustellende Informationen für die Aufbereitung
Partie 1 : Dispositifs médicaux critiques et semi- von Medizinprodukten - Teil 1: Kritische und semi-
critiques (ISO 17664-1:2021) kritische Medizinprodukte (ISO 17664-1:2021)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 June 2021.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European standard and the General
Safety and Performance Requirements of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 aimed to be
covered. 5
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EN ISO 17664-1:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 17664-1:2021) 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 March 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 17664:2017.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral
part of this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN websites.
This document is an adoption of an International Standard. The definitions in applicable regulatory
requirements differ from nation to nation and region to region. As a result, the definitions in this
document can differ in wording from those in European Regulations. For use in support of European
requirements, definitions in the European regulations for medical devices take precedence. For
relationship with EU Directive(s) and Regulations, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part
of this document.
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
undated references, the edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) listed below
applies. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. However, for any use of this standard
within the meaning of Annex ZA, the user should always check that any referenced document has not
been superseded and that its relevant contents can still be considered the generally acknowledged
state-of-art.
When an IEC or ISO standard is referred to in the ISO standard text, this should be understood as a
normative reference to the corresponding EN standard, if available, and otherwise to the dated version
of the ISO or IEC standard as listed below.
NOTE 1 The way in which these referenced documents are cited in normative requirements determines the
extent (in whole or in part) to which they apply.
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Table — Correlation between normative references and dated EN and ISO standards
Normative references Equivalent dated standard
as listed in Clause 2 of the ISO
EN ISO
standard
ISO 14971 EN ISO 14971:2019 ISO 14971:2019
NOTE 2 The standards normatively referred to by EN ISO 17664 Part 2:2019 are undated. These referred
standards also include normative references to other dated and undated standards. For undated normative
references, it should always be assumed that the latest edition applies.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 17664-1:2021 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 17664-1:2021 without any
modification.
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Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European standard and the General Safety and
Performance Requirements of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 aimed to be
covered
This European standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardisation request to provide
one voluntary means of conforming to the General Safety and Performance Requirements of Regulation
(EU) 2017/745 of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices [OJ L 117].
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Regulation,
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 General Safety and
Performance Requirements of that Regulation, and associated EFTA regulations.
This document is an adoption of an International Standard. The definitions in applicable regulatory
requirements differ from nation to nation and region to region. As a result, the definitions in this
document can differ in wording from those in European Regulations. For use in support of European
requirements, definitions in the European regulations for medical devices take precedence.
NOTE 1 Where a reference from a clause of this standard to the risk management process is made, the risk
management process needs to be in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/745. This means that risks have to be
‘reduced as far as possible’, ‘reduced to the lowest possible level’, ‘reduced as far as possible and appropriate’,
‘removed or reduced as far as possible’, ‘eliminated or reduced as far as possible’, ’removed or minimized as far as
possible’, or ‘minimized’, according to the wording of the corresponding General Safety and Performance
Requirement.
NOTE 2 The manufacturer’s policy for determining acceptable risk must be in compliance with General Safety
and Performance Requirements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the Regulation.
NOTE 3 This Annex ZA is based on normative references according to the table of references in the European
Foreword, replacing the references in the core text.
NOTE 4 When a General Safety and Performance Requirement does not appear in Table ZA.1, it means that it is
not addressed by this European Standard.
Table ZA.1 – Correspondence between this European standard and Annex I of Regulation
(EU) 2017/745 [OJ L 117]
General Safety and Performance
Clause(s) / sub-clause(s)
Requirements of Regulation Remarks / Notes
of this EN
(EU) 2017/745
23.4.i is covered only for the
disinfection, or sterilization of
23.4.i 4, 5, 6, 7
devices to make ready for first
use.
23.4.m 4, 5, 6, 7
23.4.n 4, 5, 6, 7
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WARNING 1: Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2: Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of this
standard.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17664-1
First edition
2021-07
Processing of health care products —
Information to be provided by the
medical device manufacturer for the
processing of medical devices —
Part 1:
Critical and semi-critical medical
devices
Traitement de produits de soins de santé — Informations relatives
au traitement des dispositifs médicaux à fournir par le fabricant du
dispositif —
Partie 1: Dispositifs médicaux critiques et semi-critiques
Reference number
ISO 17664-1:2021(E)
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ISO 2021
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Validation of the processes identified in the information provided by the medical
device manufacturer . 5
5 Risk analysis . 5
6 Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer .6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Processing instructions . 6
6.3 Limitations and restrictions on processing. 7
6.4 Initial treatment at the point of use . 7
6.5 Preparation before cleaning . 7
6.6 Cleaning . 8
6.6.1 General. 8
6.6.2 Automated cleaning . 8
6.6.3 Manual cleaning . 8
6.7 Disinfection . 9
6.7.1 General. 9
6.7.2 Automated disinfection . 9
6.7.3 Manual disinfection .10
6.8 Drying .10
6.9 Inspection and maintenance .10
6.10 Packaging .11
6.11 Sterilization .11
6.12 Storage .12
6.13 Transportation .12
7 Presentation of the information .12
Annex A (informative) Commonly utilized processing methods .13
Annex B (informative) Example of processing instructions for reusable medical devices.17
Annex C (informative) Classification of medical devices .19
Annex D (informative) Additional guidance on information to be provided by the medical
device manufacturer .22
Bibliography .23
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/ directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/ patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see www .iso .org/
iso/ foreword .html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 198, Sterilization of health care products,
in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/
TC 204, Sterilization of medical devices, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation
between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This first edition of ISO 17664-1 cancels and replaces ISO 17664:2017, of which it constitutes a minor
revision. The changes to ISO 17664:2017 are as follows:
— the title, introduction and scope have been editorially revised to reflect the addition of a second
part to the ISO 17664 series.
A list of all parts in the ISO 17664 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/ members .html.
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Introduction
This document applies to manufacturers of those medical devices that are intended to be cleaned,
disinfected and/or sterilized by the processor to be made ready for use. This includes:
— Medical devices that are intended for reuse and require processing to take them from their state
after clinical use to the state of being ready for their next use. This may include one or more of
cleaning, disinfection and sterilization.
— Single-use medical devices that require processing before use and are intended to be used in a clean
and/or disinfected and/or sterile state.
Significant advances in technology and knowledge have resulted in the development of complex medical
devices to support the delivery of health care to patients. These advances have led to medical devices
being designed that are potentially more difficult to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize.
Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing technologies have also undergone significant change in the past
decade, resulting in new systems and approaches that can be applied in the processing of medical
devices. This has led to a greater appreciation of the need for validation of processing, including
cleaning, disinfection and/or sterilization in order to ensure that medical devices are effectively
processed. These developments have led to the need to ensure that manufacturers of medical devices
provide adequate instructions that support end users to undertake safe and effective processing of
medical devices, utilizing the available equipment and processes.
A medical device requiring processing is supplied with detailed processing instructions in order to
ensure that, when followed correctly, the risks of transmission of infectious agents are minimized. In
addition, effective processing minimizes the risk of other adverse effects on medical devices.
Cleaning is an important step in rendering a used medical device safe for subsequent use. Failure to
remove contaminants (e.g. blood, tissues, microorganisms, cleaning agents and lubricants) from the
surfaces of a medical device could compromise the correct functioning of the medical device, its safe
use and (if required) any subsequent disinfection process, sterilization process or both. Single-use
medical devices provided by the medical device manufacturer for processing prior to use can also
require cleaning prior to further processing.
After cleaning, other factors can affect the safe and effective use of a medical device. For example,
procedures for inspection and functional testing can be necessary to ensure that a medical device
does not pose a safety risk when used. Manufacturers of medical devices can assist users by providing
instructions on how this inspection and testing should be performed.
Manufacturers of medical devices that are to be processed have a responsibility to ensure that the
design of the medical devices facilitates achievement of effective processing. This includes consideration
of commonly available validated processes; examples are shown in Annex A, which can be used as a
guide to validate procedures.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17664-1:2021(E)
Processing of health care products — Information to be
provided by the medical device manufacturer for the
processing of medical devices —
Part 1:
Critical and semi-critical medical devices
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the information to be provided by the medical device
manufacturer for the processing of critical or semi-critical medical devices (i.e. a medical device that
enters normally sterile parts of the human body or a medical device that comes into contact with
mucous membranes or non-intact skin) or medical devices that are intended to be sterilized.
This includes information for processing prior to use or reuse of the medical device.
Processing instructions are not defined in this document. Rather, this document specifies requirements
to assist manufacturers of medical devices in providing detailed processing instructions that consist of
the following activities, where applicable:
a) initial treatment at the point of use;
b) preparation before cleaning;
c) cleaning;
d) disinfection;
e) drying;
f) inspection and maintenance;
g) packaging;
h) sterilization;
i) storage;
j) transportation.
This document excludes processing of the following:
— non-critical medical devices unless they are intended to be sterilized;
— textile devices used in patient draping systems or surgical clothing;
— medical devices specified by the manufacturer for single use only and supplied ready for use.
NOTE See ISO 17664-2:2021, Annex E, for further guidance on the application of the ISO 17664 series to a
medical device.
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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 14971, Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
cleaning
removal of contaminants to the extent necessary for further processing or for intended use
Note 1 to entry: Cleaning consists of the removal of adherent soil (e.g. blood, protein substances and other debris)
from the surfaces, crevices, serrations, joints and lumens of a medical device by a manual or automated process
that prepares the items for safe handling and/or further processing.
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.46, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]
3.2
disinfecting agent
physical or chemical agent that is able to reduce the number of viable microorganisms
3.3
disinfection
process to reduce the number of viable microorganisms to a level previously specified as being
appropriate for a defined purpose
3.4
manual cleaning
removal of contaminants from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for intended
use without the use of an automated process
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.159]
3.5
med
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 17664-1:2021
01-junij-2021
Procesiranje izdelkov za zdravstveno nego - Informacija, ki jo zagotovi
proizvajalec medicinskih pripomočkov za postopek obdelave medicinskih
pripomočkov - 1. del: Kritični in polkritični pripomočki (ISO/FDIS 17664-1:2020)
Processing of health care products - Information to be provided by the medical device
manufacturer for the processing of medical devices - Part 1: Critical and semi-critical
medical devices (ISO/FDIS 17664-1:2020)
Aufbereitung von Produkten für die Gesundheitsfürsorge - Vom Medizinprodukt-
Hersteller bereitzustellende Informationen für die Aufbereitung von Medizinprodukten -
Teil 1: Kritische und semi-kritische Medizinprodukte (ISO/FDIS 17664-1:2020)
Traitement de produits de soins de santé - Informations relatives au traitement des
dispositifs médicaux à fournir par le fabricant du dispositif - Partie 1 : Dispositifs
médicaux critiques et semi-critiques (ISO/FDIS 17664-1:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 17664-1
ICS:
11.040.01 Medicinska oprema na Medical equipment in general
splošno
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FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 17664-1
ISO/TC 198
Processing of health care products —
Secretariat: ANSI
Information to be provided by the
Voting begins on:
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processing of medical devices —
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2021-05-20
Part 1:
Critical and semi-critical medical
devices
Traitement de produits de soins de santé — Informations relatives
au traitement des dispositifs médicaux à fournir par le fabricant du
dispositif —
Partie 1: Dispositifs médicaux critiques et semi-critiques
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Validation of the processes identified in the information provided by the medical
device manufacturer . 5
5 Risk analysis . 5
6 Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer .6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Processing instructions . 6
6.3 Limitations and restrictions on processing. 7
6.4 Initial treatment at the point of use . 7
6.5 Preparation before cleaning . 7
6.6 Cleaning . 8
6.6.1 General. 8
6.6.2 Automated cleaning . 8
6.6.3 Manual cleaning . 8
6.7 Disinfection . 9
6.7.1 General. 9
6.7.2 Automated disinfection . 9
6.7.3 Manual disinfection .10
6.8 Drying .10
6.9 Inspection and maintenance .10
6.10 Packaging .11
6.11 Sterilization .11
6.12 Storage .12
6.13 Transportation .12
7 Presentation of the information .12
Annex A (informative) Commonly utilized processing methods .13
Annex B (informative) Example of processing instructions for reusable medical devices.17
Annex C (informative) Classification of medical devices .19
Annex D (informative) Additional guidance on information to be provided by the medical
device manufacturer .22
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the General
Safety and Performance Requirements of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 aimed to be
covered . .23
Bibliography .24
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Foreword
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ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/ directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
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iso/ foreword .html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 198, Sterilization of health care products,
in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/
TC 204, Sterilization of medical devices, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation
between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This first edition of ISO 17664-1 cancels and replaces ISO 17664:2017, of which it constitutes a minor
revision. The changes to ISO 17664:2017 are as follows:
— the title, introduction and scope have been editorially revised to reflect the addition of a second
part to the ISO 17664 series.
A list of all parts in the ISO 17664 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/ members .html.
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Introduction
This document applies to manufacturers of those medical devices that are intended to be cleaned,
disinfected, sterilized or a combination of all three by the processor to be made ready for use. This
includes:
— Medical devices that are intended for reuse and require processing to take them from their state
after clinical use to the state of being ready for their next use. This may include one or more of
cleaning, disinfection and sterilization.
— Single-use medical devices that require processing before use and are intended to be used in a clean,
disinfected or sterile state, or a combination of all three.
Significant advances in technology and knowledge have resulted in the development of complex medical
devices to support the delivery of health care to patients. These advances have led to medical devices
being designed that are potentially more difficult to clean, disinfect or sterilize.
Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing technologies have also undergone significant change in the past
decade, resulting in new systems and approaches that can be applied in the processing of medical
devices. This has led to a greater appreciation of the need for validation of processing, including
cleaning, disinfection, sterilization or a combination of all three in order to ensure that medical devices
are effectively processed. These developments have led to the need to ensure that manufacturers of
medical devices provide adequate instructions that support end users to undertake safe and effective
processing of medical devices, utilizing the available equipment and processes.
A medical device requiring processing is supplied with detailed processing instructions in order to
ensure that, when followed correctly, the risks of transmission of infectious agents are minimized. In
addition, effective processing minimizes the risk of other adverse effects on medical devices.
Cleaning is an important step in rendering a used medical device safe for subsequent use. Failure to
remove contaminants (e.g. blood, tissues, microorganisms, cleaning agents and lubricants) from the
surfaces of a medical device could compromise the correct functioning of the medical device, its safe
use and (if required) any subsequent disinfection process, sterilization process or both. Single-use
medical devices provided by the medical device manufacturer for processing prior to use can also
require cleaning prior to further processing.
After cleaning, other factors can affect the safe and effective use of a medical device. For example,
procedures for inspection and functional testing can be necessary to ensure that a medical device
does not pose a safety risk when used. Manufacturers of medical devices can assist users by providing
instructions on how this inspection and testing should be performed.
Manufacturers of medical devices that are to be processed have a responsibility to ensure that the
design of the medical devices facilitates achievement of effective processing. This includes consideration
of commonly available validated processes; examples are shown in Annex A, which can be used as a
guide to validate procedures.
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Processing of health care products — Information to be
provided by the medical device manufacturer for the
processing of medical devices —
Part 1:
Critical and semi-critical medical devices
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the information to be provided by the medical device
manufacturer for the processing of critical or semi-critical medical devices (i.e. a medical device that
enters normally sterile parts of the human body or a medical device that comes into contact with
mucous membranes or non-intact skin) or medical devices that are intended to be sterilized.
This includes information for processing prior to use or reuse of the medical device.
Processing instructions are not defined in this document. Rather, this document specifies requirements
to assist manufacturers of medical devices in providing detailed processing instructions that consist of
the following activities, where applicable:
a) initial treatment at the point of use;
b) preparation before cleaning;
c) cleaning;
d) disinfection;
e) drying;
f) inspection and maintenance;
g) packaging;
h) sterilization;
i) storage;
j) transportation.
This document excludes processing of the following:
— non-critical medical devices unless they are intended to be sterilized;
— textile devices used in patient draping systems or surgical clothing;
— medical devices specified by the manufacturer for single use only and supplied ready for use.
NOTE See ISO 17664-2:—, Annex E, for further guidance on the application of the ISO 17664 series to a
medical device.
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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 14971, Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
cleaning
removal of contaminants to the extent necessary for further processing or for intended use
Note 1 to entry: Cleaning consists of the removal of adherent soil (e.g. blood, protein substances and other debris)
from the surfaces, crevices, serrations, joints and lumens of a medical device by a manual or automated process
that prepares the items for safe handling, further processing or both.
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.46, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]
3.2
disinfecting agent
physical or chemical agent that is able to reduce the number of viable microorganisms
3.3
disinfection
process to reduce the number of viable microorganisms to a level previously specified as being
appropriate for a defined purpose
3.4
manual cleaning
removal of contaminants from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for intended
use without the use of an automated process
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.159]
3.5
manufacturer
natural or legal person with responsibility for design, manufacture or both of a medical device with
the intention of making the medical device available for use, under their name, whether or not such a
medical device is designed, manufactured or both by that person or on their behalf by another person(s)
Note 1 to entry: Attention is drawn to the fact that the provisions of national or regional regulations can apply to
the definition of manufacturer.
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.167, modified — Notes 1 to 7 to entry have been deleted and a new Note 1
to entry has been added.]
3.6
medical device
instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, reagent for in vitro use, software,
material or other similar or related article, intended by the manufacturer (3.5) to be used, alone or in
combination, for human beings for one or more of the specific medical purpose(s) of:
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— diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease;
— diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for an injury;
— investigation, replacement, modification or support of the anatomy or of a physiological process;
— supporting or sustaining life;
— control of conception;
— disinfection of medical devices;
— providing information by means of in vitro examination of specimens derived from the human body;
and does not achieve its primary intended action by pharmacological, immunological or metabolic
means, in or on the human body, but which may be assisted in its function by such means
Note 1 to entry: Products which may be considered to be medical devices in some jurisdictions but not in others
include:
— disinfection substances;
— aids for persons with disabilities;
— devices incorporating animal tissues, human tissues or both;
— devices for in vitro fertilization or assisted reproduction technologies.
[SOURCE: ISO 13485:2016, 3.11]
3.7
packaging system
combination of a sterile barrier system (3.15) and protective packaging (3.10)
3.8
processing
activity to prepare a new or used health care product for its
intended use
Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of this document, processing includes cleaning, disinfection and sterilization (if
necessary and applicable).
Note 2 to entry: For the purposes of this document, a health care product refers to a medical device.
3.9
processor
organization or individual with the responsibility of carrying out
actions necessary to prepare a new or reusable health care product for its intended use
Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of this document, a health care product refers to a medical device.
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.216, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]
3.10
protective packaging
configuration of materials designed to prevent damage to the sterile barrier system (3.15) and its
contents from the time of their assembly until the point of use
[SOURCE: ISO 11607-1:2019, 3.14]
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3.11
reusable medical device
medical device (3.6) designated or intended by the manufacturer (3.5) as suitable for processing (3.8)
and reuse
Note 1 to entry: This is not a medical device that is designated or intended by the manufacturer for single use only.
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.236]
3.12
service life
number of processing (3.8) cycles, lifetime or both that a medical device (3.6) can be subjected to and
remain suitable and safe for its intended use
3.13
single-use medical device
medical device (3.6) designated or intended by the manufacturer (3.5) for one-time use only
Note 1 to entry: A single-use medical device is not intended to be further processed and used again.
3.14
sterile
free from viable microorganisms
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.271]
3.15
sterile barrier system
minimum package that prevents ingress of microorganisms and allows aseptic presentation of the
product at the point of use
3.16
sterility assurance level
probability of a single viable microorganism occurring on an item after sterilization (3.17), expressed
as the negative exponent to the base 10
3.17
sterilization
process used to render product free from viable microorganisms
Note 1 to entry: In a sterilization process, the nature of microbial inactivation is exponential and thus the survival
of a microorganism on an individual item can be expressed in terms of probability. While this probability can be
reduced to a very low number, it can never be reduced to zero.
3.18
sterilizing agent
physical or chemical entity, or combination of entities, having sufficient microbicidal activity to achieve
sterility under defined conditions
3.19
terminal process
final step of processing (3.8) to render a medical device (3.6) safe and ready for its intended use
3.20
validation
confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that the requirements for a specific intended
use or application have been fulfilled
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.8.13, modified — the notes to entry have been deleted.]
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3.21
verification
confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been
fulfilled
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.314, modified — Notes 1 and 2 to entry have been deleted.]
3.22
washer-disinfector
equipment designed to clean and disinfect product
Note 1 to entry: See the ISO 15883 series.
[SOURCE: ISO 11139:2018, 3.319, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]
4 Validation of the processes identified in the information provided by the
medical device manufacturer
4.1 The medical device manufacturer shall validate each process that is identified in the information
supplied with the medical device. Validation shall demonstrate that each process is suitable for processing
of the medical device.
4.2 The medical device manufacturer shall have objective evidence available that validation of the
processing procedures has been undertaken to confirm that the specific medical device will be clean,
disinfected, sterilized or all three when processed as directed.
NOTE 1 In addition to the duty of a manufacturer to demonstrate the validity of provided information, national
authorities can require the final effectiveness of the process to be verified by the processor.
NOTE 2 National authorities can allow or require the use of an alternative process. In such cases they usually
require validation of those processes by the processor.
4.3 If a manufacturer supplies a number of different medical devices that share common attributes,
then validation studies may be performed as a product family. If this approach is taken, the medical device
manufacturer shall demonstrate commonality between the different medical devices and the validation
studies shall address the worst-case attribute(s) of the product family.
NOTE See C.1.
5 Risk analysis
The medical device manufacturer shall undertake risk analysis to determine the content and detail of
the information to be provided to the user. The risk management undertaken by the manufacturer of
the medical device shall conform with ISO 14971.
NOTE 1 Some of the points relevant to processing that any risk analysis can require include:
— nature and design of the medical device;
— nature of the contamination on the medical device;
— intended use;
— life cycle of the medical device;
— foreseeable user error and misuse;
— user training;
— equipment required for processing;
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— accessories and consumables required for processing;
— necessary maintenance of the medical device;
— post-market information;
— limitation on number of reuses;
— necessary warnings.
These points can also be of benefit to those validating alternative processes in accordance with 4.2, NOTE 2.
NOTE 2 Annex C provides information on classification of medical devices which can assist with any risk
analysis process.
6 Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer
6.1 General
6.1.1 The information specified in this clause shall take into account the nature of the medical device
and its intended use.
6.1.2 Where disinfection is the terminal process, the medical device manufacturer shall specify
validated method(s) to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious agents to a level appropriate for
the intended use of the medical device. Medical device manufacturers shall specify in their processing
instructions any special techniques and accessories that will enable the processor to provide a medical
device that is suitable for its intended use.
6.1.3 Where sterilization is the terminal process, the medical device manufacturer shall specify
validated method(s) to achieve the required sterility assurance level. Medical device manufacturers
shall specify in their processing instructions any specific requirements that will enable the processor to
provide a medical device that is suitable for its intended use.
6.1.4 When providing processing instructions, medical devi
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