International – 1SO 10933-1:2018 will be replaced by ISO/DIS 10993-1

Biological evaluation of medical devices

Part 1: Requirements and general principles for the evaluation of biological safety within a risk management process

This document specifies:

— the general principles governing the biological evaluation of medical devices within a risk management process;

— the general categorization of medical devices based on the nature and duration of their contact with the body;

— the evaluation of existing relevant data from all sources;

— the identification of gaps in the available data set on the basis of a risk analysis;

— the identification of additional data sets necessary to analyse the biological safety of the medical device;

— the assessment of the biological safety of the medical device…