BS EN ISO 11499:2014

This standard BS EN ISO 11499:2014 Dentistry. Single-use cartridges for local anaesthetics is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.060.20 Dental equipment
• 11.040.10 Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment

This International Standard gives specific performance requirements for single-use dental cartridges of 1,0 ml, 1,7 ml, 1,8 ml and 2,2 ml nominal capacity for use with local anaesthetics.

It specifies tests for leakage, plunger movement, extractable volume and underfilling, and lists general overall dimensions to ensure that the cartridge will fit dental cartridge syringes complying with ISO 9997 and ISO 21533.

Labelling requirements are also specified.

NOTE A list of International Standards for certain types of cartridge component is given in the Bibliography.