ISO 10993-2:1992
Biological evaluation of medical devices; part 2: animal welfare requirements

Standard No.

ISO 10993-2:1992

Release Date

1992

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Status

Withdraw

Replace By

ISO 10993-2:2006

Latest

ISO 10993-2:2022

Scope

Specifies minimum requirements for the use of animals in biological testing. Is also intended to establish guidelines which allow the scientist to respect life in general, to reduce the number of animal experiments and the number of animals used in experiments, to minimize suffering and maintain the quality of life of the animals used in the experiments. Applies to the experimentation performed on vertebrates.

ISO 10993-2:1992 history

• 2022 ISO 10993-2:2022 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 2: Animal welfare requirements
• 2006 ISO 10993-2:2006 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 2: Animal welfare requirements
• 1992 ISO 10993-2:1992 Biological evaluation of medical devices; part 2: animal welfare requirements