International Standard
ISO 10993-7:2026
Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 7: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals
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ISO 10993-7:2026
Edition 3
2026-04
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ISO 10993-7:2026

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Abstract

This document specifies allowable limits (AL) for residual ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH) in EO-sterilized medical devices, procedures for the measurement of EO and ECH, and methods for determining conformity so that devices can be released. Additional background, including guidance and a flowchart showing how this document is applied, are also included in Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K.

EO-sterilized devices or components that have neither direct nor indirect body or user contact (e.g. in vitro diagnostic devices) are out of scope of this document. This document does not apply to devices that have been demonstrated to not absorb or retain EO or its degradation product ECH, such as medical devices made exclusively of metal alloys and glass, see Clause C.5[228].

NOTE            This document does not specify limits for ethylene glycol (EG). No device limits are specified for EG because the risk assessment in Annex F indicates that calculated allowable levels are higher than those likely to occur in a medical device.

General information

  • Status
     : Published
    Publication date
     : 2026-04
    Stage
    : International Standard published [60.60]
  • Edition
     : 3
    Number of pages
     : 122
  • Technical Committee :
    ISO/TC 194
    ICS :
    11.100.20 
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