ISO 23908 - Sharps protection features for single-use hypodermic needles, introducers for catheters and needles used for blood sampling

The international ISO 23908 standard gives requirements and test methods for evaluating the performance parameters of sharps injury protection features, whether active or passive in design, for medical devices containing (sharp) hypodermic needles for single use, introducers for catheters and lancets, and other needles used in blood sampling.

This standard covers the following tests:

• Activation of a sharps injury protection feature
• Challenging the device in safe mode
• Access to the sharp in safe mode
• Simulated clinical use