Recognized standard

23907-1 First edition 2019-01

FDA recognition 6-426 · ISO · General Plastic Surgery/General Hospital

Key facts

Recognition number 6-426
Designation 23907-1 First edition 2019-01
Title Sharps injury protection - Requirements and test methods - Sharps containers
Standards developer International Organization for Standardization
Specialty area General Plastic Surgery/General Hospital
Date of entry Dec 23, 2019
Device classes Class 2
Scope (excerpt) This document specifies requirements for single-use sharps containers intended to hold potentially hazardous sharps medical waste with or without sharps protection features, e.g. scalpel blades, trocars, hypodermic needles and syringes. It is applicable to single-use sharps containers that are…

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