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Description / Abstract:
This part of ISO 10993 describes the procedure for the
assessment of medical devices and their constituent materials with
regard to their potential to produce irritation and skin
sensitization.
This part of ISO 10993 includes:
a) pretest considerations for irritation, including in
silico and in vitro methods for dermal exposure;
b) details of in vivo (irritation and
sensitization) test procedures;
c) key factors for the interpretation of the results.
Instructions are given in Annex A for the preparation of
materials specifically in relation to the above tests. In Annex B
several special irritation tests are described for application of
medical devices in areas other than skin.