BS EN ISO 16061:2021

This standard BS EN ISO 16061:2021 Instruments for use in association with non-active surgical implants. General requirements is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.040.99 Other medical equipment
• 11.040.40 Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics

This document specifies the general requirements for instruments to be used in association with non-active surgical implants. These requirements apply to instruments when they are manufactured and when they are supplied after refurbishment.

This document also applies to instruments which can be connected to power-driven systems, but it does not apply to the power-driven systems themselves.

With regard to safety, this document gives the requirements for intended performance, design attributes, materials, design evaluation, manufacture, sterilization, packaging, and information supplied by the instrument manufacturer, hereafter referred to as the manufacturer.

This document is not applicable to instruments associated with dental implants, transendodontic and transradicular implants and ophthalmic implants.