DS/ENV 12718
Medical compression hosiery
| Organization: | DS |
| Publication Date: | 5 November 2001 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 46 |
| ICS Code (Other medical equipment): | 11.040.99 |
scope:
This prestandard specifies requirements and gives test methods for medical compression hosiery, including custom-made hosiery (class 030606, EN 29999), 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 prestandard does not give requirements connected with the manufacture of hosiery.
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