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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 84, Devices for administration of medicinal products and catheters.

This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 6009:1992), which has been technically revised. It also incorporates a Technical Corrigendum ISO 6009:1992/Cor.1:2008.

The main changes to the previous edition of ISO 6009 introduced by this revision are the following:

a) broadening of the range of needles to designated needle size down to 0,18 mm;
b) review of the use of instrumentally determined colour zones (chromaticity and luminance index) as used in previous editions to specify opaque colours and has decided that instrumental measurement is not practicable;
c) revision of Annex A;
d) deletion of Annex B.

BS EN ISO 6009:2016

Hypodermic needles for single use. Colour coding for identification

Current

Published:

30 Sep 2016