BS EN ISO 13402:2001

This standard BS EN ISO 13402:2001 Surgical and dental hand instruments. Determination of resistance against autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.060.25 Dental instruments
• 11.040.30 Surgical instruments and materials

This International Standard describes test methods to determine the resistance of stainless steel surgical and dental hand instruments against autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure.

The requirements for such tests are defined and stated in the product standard along with the number of cycles for each test procedure.

Other, additional, tests may also be required (see the Introduction).