AAMI Releases New TIR for Manufacturers of Terminally Sterilized Healthcare Products
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has released AAMI TIR52:2014, Environmental Monitoring For Terminally Sterilized Healthcare Products.
This Technical Information Report assists in establishing an environmental monitoring program that is meaningful, manageable and defendable, and provides guidance to avoid adverse environmental conditions during the manufacture of terminally sterilized healthcare products.
The order code is TIR52 or TIR52-PDF and the list price is $45 for AAMI members and $90 for non-members.
Manufacturers interested in purchasing this resource may call 877-249-8226.
Source: AAMI
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