Standard Guide for Assessing the Service Life of a Brush Part Intended to Clean a Medical Device

Importancia y uso:

5.1 This guide describes the use of test methods in Guides F3275 and F3276 to assess the service life of a brush part intended to clean a medical device.

5.2 In the case of a brush part intended to clean a lumen, the force required to move a brush part within a tube, an indicator of the friction a brush exerts on a surface, is a measurable parameter that can change over time and will decrease as the brush part loses integrity.

5.3 In the case of a brush part intended to clean the external surface, the force required to move the brush across a surface and the pressure the brush exerts on that surface are measurable parameters that can change over time and will decrease as the brush part loses integrity.

5.4 By providing objective, repeatable methods for evaluating performance under test conditions, this guide can improve the ability to assess the effectiveness of various brush part designs.

Subcomité:

F04.15

Volúmen:

13.02

Número ICS:

11.040.01 (Medical equipment in general)

Palabras clave:

brush part; service life;