This standard specifies requirements and test methods for single-use evacuated and non-evacuated receptacles,intended by their manufacturers, for the primary containment and preservation of specimens, other than blood specimens, derived from the human body, for the purposes of in vitro diagnostic examination.NOTE 1 Requirements and test methods for evacuated and non-evacuated single-use venous blood specimen containers are specified in EN 14820.NOTE 2 While it is desirable that specimen receptacles should be designed to avoid spontaneous discharge of the contents,when being opened, this standard does not specify a test procedure for this because it has not
EN 14254:2004 history
2004EN 14254:2004 In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Single-use receptacles for the collection of specimens, other than blood, from humans