SIST EN ISO 22748:2021

Absorbent incontinence products for urine and/or faeces - Product type names and illustrations (ISO 22748:2021)

This document provides recommended and other product type names and example pictures of product categories defined in ISO 9999, subclass 09 30, "Absorbing products to contain urine and faeces".

Saugfähige Inkontinenzhilfen für Urin und/oder Stuhl - Terminologie und Klassifikation (ISO 22748:2021)

Dieses Dokument stellt empfohlene und weitere Benennungen der Produkttypen sowie Beispielbilder der Produktkategorien bereit, die in ISO 9999, Unterklasse 09 30, „Hilfsmittel zur Aufnahme von Urin und Stuhl“ definiert sind.

Produits d'incontinence pour l'absorption d'urine et/ou de matières fécales - Noms de types de produits et illustrations (ISO 22748:2021)

Le présent document fournit des noms de types de produits recommandés et d’autres ainsi que des photos d’exemples des catégories de produits définis dans l’ISO 9999, sous-classe 09 30 «Produits absorbants pour contenir l’urine et les matières fécales».

Vpojni pripomočki za inkontinenco za urin in/ali blato - Tipi proizvodov in slike (ISO 22748:2021)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 19-Mar-2020
• Publication Date: 05-Sep-2021
• ICS: 01.040.11 - Health care technology (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 11.180.20 - Aids for incontinence and ostomy
• Technical Committee: VAZ - Healthcare
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 28-Jul-2021
• Due Date: 02-Oct-2021
• Completion Date: 06-Sep-2021
• Ref Project: EN ISO 22748:2021 - Absorbent incontinence products for urine and/or faeces - Product type names and illustrations (ISO 22748:2021)

Overview

EN ISO 22748:2021 - published by CEN and identical to ISO 22748:2021 - defines recommended product type names and example illustrations for absorbent incontinence products for urine and/or faeces. The document maps product categories to the classification in ISO 9999 (subclass 09 30) and provides a harmonized terminology to reduce confusion from varying local names and synonyms across markets.

Key topics

• Product type names and example pictures: Recommended names (e.g., Pads, All‑in‑ones, Pull‑ons, Washable all‑in‑ones) with example illustrations to clarify design and intended use.
• User groups: Distinct naming for products for children (pads for children, pull‑ons, tape‑type diapers) and adults (pads, male pouches/pads, belted pads, faecal pads, washable products).
• Hierarchy of descriptors: A consistent naming order - Product type, User group, To contain (urine/faeces/both), Features and purpose (e.g., with fastener system), Use case (single‑use or washable).
• Synonym listing: Recognizes established alternative names (e.g., diapers, nappies, training pants) to aid cross‑border and multidisciplinary understanding.
• Scope and limits: Provides classification names and visual examples; it does not include test methods, performance criteria or normative references.

Practical applications

• Standardizes product labeling, marketing and technical documentation for manufacturers and suppliers of absorbent incontinence products.
• Supports clinical communication and care plans by giving healthcare professionals a clear, shared vocabulary for prescribing and describing products.
• Aids procurement teams and care organisations in creating unambiguous tender specifications and product catalogs.
• Helps regulators and conformity assessors classify products consistently for registration and market surveillance.
• Facilitates research, epidemiology and health technology assessments by enabling consistent product categorization across studies and datasets.

Who should use this standard

• Manufacturers and product designers in continence care
• Clinical staff (nurses, continence specialists, occupational therapists)
• Healthcare procurement and supply chain managers
• Regulators, standards bodies and conformity assessment organisations
• Researchers and educators working on continence care and assistive products

Related standards

• ISO 9999 - Classification of assistive products (subclass 09 30 is referenced)
• Developed by ISO/TC 173 (Assistive products) in collaboration with CEN/TC 293 (Assistive products and accessibility)

Using EN ISO 22748:2021 improves clarity in product identification, supports safer patient care, and reduces misunderstandings across manufacturers, clinicians and buyers in the continence product ecosystem.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2021
Vpojni pripomočki za inkontinenco za urin in/ali blato - Tipi proizvodov in slike
(ISO 22748:2021)
Absorbent incontinence products for urine and/or faeces - Product type names and
illustrations (ISO 22748:2021)
Saugfähige Inkontinenzhilfen für Urin und/oder Stuhl - Terminologie und Klassifikation
(ISO 22748:2021)
Produits d'incontinence pour l'absorption d'urine et/ou de matières fécales - Noms de
types de produits et illustrations (ISO 22748:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 22748:2021
ICS:
01.040.11 Zdravstveno varstvo Health care technology
(Slovarji) (Vocabularies)
11.180.20 Pripomočki pri stomi in Aids for incontinence and
inkontinenci ostomy
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 22748
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 01.040.11; 11.180.20
English Version
Absorbent incontinence products for urine and/or faeces -
Product type names and illustrations (ISO 22748:2021)
Produits d'incontinence pour l'absorption d'urine Saugfähige Inkontinenzhilfen für Urin und/oder Stuhl -
et/ou de matières fécales - Noms de types de produits Terminologie und Klassifikation (ISO 22748:2021)
et illustrations (ISO 22748:2021)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 22748:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 173 "Assistive
products" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 293 “Assistive products and accessibility”
the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
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be withdrawn at the latest by January 2022.
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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 22748:2021 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 22748:2021 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 22748
First edition
2021-07
Absorbent incontinence products for
urine and/or faeces — Product type
names and illustrations
Produits d'incontinence pour l'absorption d'urine et/ou de matières
fécales — Noms de types de produits et illustrations
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ISO 22748:2021(E)
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ISO 22748:2021(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Product type names . 1
4.1 Absorbent products for children . 1
4.1.1 Pads for children . 1
4.1.2 All-in-ones for children . 2
4.1.3 Pull-ons for children . 2
4.1.4 Washable all-in-ones for children . 2
4.2 Absorbent products for adults . 3
4.2.1 Pads . 3
4.2.2 All-in-ones . 3
4.2.3 Pull-ons . 3
4.2.4 Belted pads . 4
4.2.5 Pads for underwear . 4
4.2.6 Male pouches . 4
4.2.7 Male pads . 5
4.2.8 Unbacked pads . . . 5
4.2.9 Faecal pads . 5
4.2.10 Washable products. 6
4.2.11 Fixation underwear . 6
4.3 Underpads . 7
4.3.1 Underpads single-use . 7
4.3.2 Underpads washable . 7
Bibliography . 8
ISO 22748:2021(E)
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