NEN 8188
Medical compression hosiery
| Organization: | NEN |
| Publication Date: | 1 August 2009 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| ICS Code (Wound dressings and compresses): | 11.120.20 |
scope:
This Dutch standard specifies requirements and gives test methods for medical compression hosiery, including custom-made hosiery (class 040606, NEN-EN-ISO 9999), knitted from threads made of natural fibres or synthetic fibres and elastic threads. It is applicable to medical compression hosiery which is used as a medical device for the treatment of venous and/or lymphatic diseases of the leg. This Dutch standard does not give requirements connected with the manufacture of hosiery.
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