EN ISO 8871-4:2006

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2006
Deli iz elastomera za parenteralne farmacevtske oblike - 4. del: Biološke zahteve in
preskusne metode (ISO 8871-4:2005)
Elastomeric parts for parenterals and for devices for pharmaceutical use - Part 4:
Biological requirements and test methods (ISO 8871-4:2006)
Elastomere Teile für Parenteralia und für Geräte zur pharmazeutischen Verwendung -
Teil 4: Biologische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren (ISO 8871-4:2006)
Éléments en élastomere pour administration parentérale et dispositifs a usage
pharmaceutique - Partie 4: Exigences biologiques et méthodes d'essais (ISO 8871-
4:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8871-4:2006
ICS:
11.040.20 Transfuzijska, infuzijska in Transfusion, infusion and
injekcijska oprema injection equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 8871-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2006
ICS 11.040.20 Supersedes EN ISO 8871:1997
English Version
Elastomeric parts for parenterals and for devices for
pharmaceutical use - Part 4: Biological requirements and test
methods (ISO 8871-4:2006)
Éléments en élastomère pour administration parentérale et Elastomere Teile für Parenteralia und für Geräte zur
dispositifs à usage pharmaceutique - Partie 4: Exigences pharmazeutischen Verwendung - Teil 4: Biologische
biologiques et méthodes d'essais (ISO 8871-4:2006) Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren (ISO 8871-4:2006)
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 8871-4:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 76
"Transfusion, infusion and injection equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use" in
collaboration with CMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2006, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2006.

This document supersedes EN ISO 8871:1997.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8871-4:2006 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 8871-4:2006 without any
modifications.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 8871-4
First edition
2006-06-15
Elastomeric parts for parenterals and for
devices for pharmaceutical use —
Part 4:
Biological requirements and test methods
Éléments en élastomère pour administration parentérale et dispositifs à
usage pharmaceutique —
Partie 4: Exigences biologiques et méthodes d'essai

Reference number
ISO 8871-4:2006(E)
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ISO 8871-4:2006(E)
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ISO 8871-4:2006(E)
Foreword
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ISO 8871-4 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 76, Transfusion, infusion and injection equipment
for medical and pharmaceutical use.
This first edition, together with parts 1, 2, 3 and 5, cancels and replaces ISO 8871:1990 and
ISO 8871:1990/Amd.1:1995, which has been technically revised.
ISO 8871 consists of the following parts, under the general title Elastomeric parts for parenterals and for
devices for pharmaceutical use:
⎯ Part 1: Extractables in aqueous autoclavates
⎯ Part 2: Identification and characterization
⎯ Part 3: Determination of released-particle count
⎯ Part 4: Biological requirements and test methods
⎯ Part 5: Functional requirements and testing
ISO 8871-4:2006(E)
Introduction
The pharmaceutical industry requires, to an increasing extent, concrete details from the rubber manufacturer
about the biological status of rubber closures as far as elastomeric closures are used as primary packaging
materials in direct contact with the medicinal products. This request has been taken into account by preparing
Annexes A to D of this part of ISO 8871.
Tests presented in this part of ISO 8871 can be taken into account as a guideline if the question of biological
safety arises in context with primary packaging materials for pharmaceutical products. The use of certain tests
of Annex A to Annex D in case of special applications of the packaging material should be agreed upon
between users and manufacturers.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 8871-4:2006(E)

Elastomeric parts for parenterals and for devices
for pharmaceutical use —
Part 4:
Biological requirements and test methods
1 Scope
This part of ISO 8871 specifies biological requirements for elastomeric parts for parenterals and for devices
for pharmaceutical use. It also specifies the test methods, i.
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