EN 13060 Test for Small Steam Sterilizers

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 13060 testing. This standard specifies performance requirements and test methods for small steam sterilizers and sterilization cycles used for medical purposes or for materials likely to come into contact with blood or body fluids.

This European Standard applies to small automatically controlled steam sterilizers that generate steam using electric heaters or that use steam produced by a system external to the sterilizer.

This European Standard applies mainly to small steam sterilizers used for sterilization of medical devices with a chamber volume of less than 60 l and which cannot accommodate a sterilization module (300 mm × 300 mm × 600 mm).

This European Standard does not apply to small steam sterilizers used to sterilize liquids or pharmaceutical products.

This European Standard does not specify safety requirements regarding risks associated with the area in which the sterilizer is used (eg flammable gases).

This European Standard does not specify requirements for the verification and routine control of moist heat sterilization.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 13060 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.