DIN EN ISO 10993-7:2009 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals (ISO 10993-7:2008); English version of DIN EN ISO 10993-7:2009-02
This part of ISO 10993 specifies allowable limits for residual ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene chlorohydrin
(ECH) in individual EO-sterilized medical devices, procedures for the measurement of EO and ECH, and
methods for determining compliance so that devices may be released. Additional background, including
guidance and a flowchart showing how this document is applied, are also included in the informative annexes.
EO-sterilized devices that have no patient contact (e.g., in vitro diagnostic devices) are not covered by this
part of ISO 10993.
NOTE This part of ISO 10993 does not specify limits for ethylene glycol (EG).
DIN EN ISO 10993-7:2009 history
2022DIN EN ISO 10993-7:2022-09 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals (ISO 10993-7:2008 + Cor 1:2009 + Amd 1:2019); German version EN ISO 10993-7:2008 + AC:2009 + A1:2022
2022DIN EN ISO 10993-7:2022 Biological assessment of medical devices – Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residues
2018DIN EN ISO 10993-7/A1:2018 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals - Amendment 1 (ISO 10993-7:2008/DAM 1:2018); German and English version EN ISO 10993-7:2008/prA1:2018
2009DIN EN ISO 10993-7:2009 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals (ISO 10993-7:2008); English version of DIN EN ISO 10993-7:2009-02
1970DIN EN ISO 10993-7:1995 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals