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CEN - EN 14683

Surgical masks - Requirements and test methods

inactive
Organization: CEN
Publication Date: 1 November 2005
Status: inactive
Page Count: 20
ICS Code (Hospital equipment): 11.140
scope:

This European Standard specifies construction and performance requirements, and test methods for surgical masks intended to limit the transmission of infective agents from staff to patients and (in certain situations vice-versa) during surgical procedures in operating theatres and other medical settings with similar requirements.

This European Standard is not applicable to masks intended exclusively for the personal protection of staff.

NOTE 1 Standards for masks for use as respiratory personal protective equipment are available.

NOTE 2 Annex A provides information for the users of surgical masks.

Document History

PREN 14683
August 1, 2023
Medical face masks - Requirements and test methods
This document specifies construction, design, performance requirements and test methods for medical face masks intended to limit the transmission of infective agents from staff to patients during...
EN 14683
March 1, 2019
Medical face masks - Requirements and test methods
This document specifies construction, design, performance requirements and test methods for medical face masks intended to limit the transmission of infective agents from staff to patients during...
EN 14683
March 1, 2014
Medical face masks - Requirements and test methods
This European Standard specifies construction, design, performance requirements and test methods for medical face masks intended to limit the transmission of infective agents from staff to patients...
EN 14683
November 1, 2005
Surgical masks - Requirements and test methods
This European Standard specifies construction and performance requirements, and test methods for surgical masks intended to limit the transmission of infective agents from staff to patients and (in...

References

This document references:
EN 132 - Respiratory Protective Devices - Definitions of Terms and Pictograms
Published by CEN on December 1, 1998
A description is not available for this item.
This document references:
ASTM F1862/F1862M - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Synthetic Blood (Horizontal Projection of Fixed Volume at a Known Velocity)
Published by ASTM on June 1, 2017
This test method is used to evaluate the resistance of medical face masks to penetration by the impact of a small volume (~2 mL) of a high-velocity stream of synthetic blood. Medical face mask...
This document references:
EN 1041 - Information supplied by the manufacturer of medical devices
Published by CEN on August 1, 2008
This European Standard specifies requirements for information to be supplied by a manufacturer for medical devices regulated by Council Directive 90/385/EEC relating to active implantable medical...
This document references:
EN 1174-1 - Sterilization of Medical Devices - Estimation of the Population of Micro-Organisms on Product - Part 1: Requirements
Published by CEN on February 1, 1996
A description is not available for this item.
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EN 1174-2 - Sterilization of Medical Devices - Estimation of the Population of Micro-Organisms on Product - Part 2: Guidance
Published by CEN on November 1, 1996
A description is not available for this item.
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EN 1174-3 - Sterilization of Medical Devices - Estimation of the Population of Micro-Organisms on Product - Part 3: Guide to the Methods for Validation of Microbiological Techniques
Published by CEN on November 1, 1996
A description is not available for this item.
This document references:
EN 149 - Respiratory protective devices - Filtering half masks to protect against particles - Requirements, testing, marking
Published by CEN on April 1, 2001
A description is not available for this item.
This document references:
ISO 139 - Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing AMENDMENT 1
Published by ISO on July 1, 2011
Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally...
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