NBN ISO 23907-2:2021

Sharps injury protection — Requirements and test methods — Part 2: Reusable sharps containers (ISO 23907-2:2019)

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About this standard

Languages
English
Type
NBN
Standards committee
beMedTech/I084
Status
ACTIVE
Publication date
01 June 2021
ICS Code
11.040.99 (Other medical equipment)
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Summary

This document specifies requirements for reusable sharps containers intended to hold potentially
hazardous sharps medical waste with or without sharps protection features, e.g. scalpel blades, trocars,
hypodermic needles and syringes.
This document is applicable to sharps containers that are supplied complete by the manufacturer and
to those that are supplied as components intended to be assembled by the user.
It is not applicable to single use sharps containers (refer to ISO 23907-1 for such containers).
This document includes design functionality for user safety, lifespan simulation, cleaning and
decontamination, microbiological validation, quality monitoring and performance testing.