ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 14972 First edition 1998-12-15 Sterile obturators for single use with over- needle peripheral intravascular catheters Obturateurs stériles non réutilisables pour catheéters intravasculaires périphériques a aiguille interne ISO Reference number ISO14972:1998(E) by IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 14972:1998(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO liaison with isO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Subcommittee SC 1, Syringes, needles and intravascular catheters for single use. Annex A forms a normative part of this International Standard. Annex B is for information only @ISO1998 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. InternationalOrganizationforStandardization Case postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Internet [email protected] Printed in Switzerland Not for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD @ISO ISO 14972:1998(E) Sterile obturators for single use with over-needle peripheral intravascular catheters 1 Scope This International Standard specifies requirements for obturators, supplied in the sterile condition and intended for single use for plugging over-needle peripheral catheters. NOTE Attention is drawn to ISO 10555-5, which specifies requirements for over-needle peripheral catheters. 2 Normative references The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and IsO maintain registersofcurrentlyvalidInternationalStandards. equipment Part 1: General requirements. Iso 594-2:1998, Conical fitings with a 6 % (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain other medical equipment Part 2: Lock fittings. 3 Definition For the purposes of this International Standard, the following definition applies. 3.1 obturator device designed to be inserted into an over-needle peripheral catheter to plug the lumen of the catheter See figure 1. 4 Reguirements 4.1 General to 4.10 in the sterile condition. NOTE Copyright Interna onal Organization for Standardizatior Not for Resale