Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
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Whether the market recognizes, harmonizes or adopts this standard, and which edition it accepts
| Market | Status | Edition accepted | National code | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Recognized | Second edition 2025-04 | - | Recognition number 14-611. Voluntary: a declaration of conformity to a recognized standard can be used in a submission. |
| European Union | Harmonized | EN ISO 11137-1:2015 with amendment A2:2019 (ISO 11137-1:2006 including Amd 1:2013) | - | Recognition number MDR entry 3; IVDR entry 2. Effective July 19, 2021. Devices that conform to the standard are presumed to conform with the requirements of the Regulation that the standard covers. |
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Related standards: ISO 11135, GB 18279-2023, ISO 11137-2, ISO 17665, ISO 11737-1, ISO 11737-2, ISO 10993-7, ISO 25424, ISO 14160, ISO 13408-1. See .
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| United Kingdom | Recognized | EN ISO 11137-1:2015 with amendment A2:2019 | - | Recognition number List row 87. Voluntary: a device that conforms to a designated standard is treated as complying with the related essential requirement unless there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it does not. |
| Canada | Recognized | Latest version (the list gives no edition or year) | - | When a new version is published, both the newest and the previous version stay recognized for 3 years from the date the newest version was published.. Voluntary: a manufacturer meets the standard, meets an equivalent or better standard, or gives other evidence of safety or effectiveness. A Declaration of Conformity is submitted when a recognized standard is used. |
| Australia | Recognized | ISO 11137-1:2006 with Amendment 1:2013 and Amendment 2:2018 | - | Complete recognition. Compliance with the standard is treated as applying the matching parts of the conformity assessment procedures. It is an optional route. It applies to devices supplied sterile. |