This document spécifiés requirements for washer-disinfectors (WD) that are intended for use for the cleaning
and thermal disinfection, in a single operating cycle, of reusable critical and semi-critical medical devices, such
as surgical instruments, anaesthetic equipment, and any non-critical devices used in conjunction with critical
and semi-critical medical devices, such as bowls, dishes and receivers, utensils and glassware.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements spécifiéd in
ISO 15883-1:2024, except those spécifiéd in
4.1.1.
NOTE The spécifiéd performance requirements of this document cannot ensure the inactivation or removal of the
causative agent(s) (prion protein) of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.