# ISO 10993-1:2003 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 10993-1:2003, item title is Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation and testing; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 10993-1:2009; withdrawn / published date is 2003-07-28, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 10993-1:2003 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation and testing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 10993-1:2009
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2003-07-28 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 37875,IS,,ISO 10993-1:2003,Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation and testing,Évaluation biologique des dispositifs médicaux — Partie 1: Évaluation et essais,2003-07-28,3,['11.100.20'],ISO/TC 194,9599,[25333],[44908],"['en','fr']",14,"<p>ISO 10993-1:2003 describes</p><ol><li>the general principles governing the biological evaluation of medical devices;</li><li>the categorization of devices based on the nature and duration of their contact with the body;</li><li>the selection of appropriate tests.</li></ol><p>It does not cover testing of materials and devices that do not come into direct or indirect contact with the patient's body, nor does it cover biological hazards a

## Source

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Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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