Standards · Particular standard
ISO 15883
ISO 15883: washer-disinfectors
In plain words
What it covers.
The series for washer-disinfectors: part 1 general requirements, part 2 for surgical instruments, part 4 for flexible endoscopes. It defines the type tests, installation and operational qualification and periodic tests: cleaning efficacy, thermal disinfection (A0 value), chemical dosing, water quality and the final rinse. Endoscope washers must also prove every channel is flushed (channel connection and flow monitoring).
A summary written by BMEssentia for learning, not the text of the standard. Always work from the current official edition and the manufacturer's instructions.
Devices
Devices it applies to.
Each device in the Medical City Device Lab, with its Device Library course on the Platform.
Medical City