# ISO 10993-12:1996 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 10993-12:1996, item title is Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 12: Sample preparation and reference materials; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 10993-12:2002; withdrawn / published date is 1996-09-05, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 10993-12:1996 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 12: Sample preparation and reference materials _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 10993-12:2002
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1996-09-05 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 18973,IS,,ISO 10993-12:1996,Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 12: Sample preparation and reference materials,Évaluation biologique des dispositifs médicaux — Partie 12: Préparation des échantillons et matériaux de référence,1996-09-05,1,['11.100'],ISO/TC 194,9599,,[35331],"['en','fr']",11,"<p>Specifies requirements and guidance on procedures to be followed in the preparation of samples of medical devices for testing in biological systems. Includes test material selection, selection of representative portions from a device and selection of reference materials to demonstrate the suitability of the test system.</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

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