BS EN ISO 13504:2012

This standard BS EN ISO 13504:2012 Dentistry. General requirements for instruments and related accessories used in dental implant placement and treatment is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.060.25 Dental instruments

This International Standard specifies general requirements for the manufacture of instruments and related accessories used in the placement of dental implants and further manipulations of connecting parts in the craniofacial area.

It is applicable to single-use and reusable instruments, regardless of whether they are manually driven or connected to a power-driven system.

It is not applicable to the power-driven system itself, nor to the dental implant or to parts intended to be connected to the dental implant.

With regard to safety, this International Standard gives requirements for classification, intended performance, performance attributes, material selection, performance evaluation, manufacture, sterilization and information to be supplied by the manufacturer.