# ISO 11737-1:1995 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 11737-1:1995, item title is Sterilization of medical devices — Microbiological methods — Part 1: Estimation of population of microorganisms on products; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 11737-1:2006; withdrawn / published date is 1995-11-30, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 11737-1:1995 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Sterilization of medical devices — Microbiological methods — Part 1: Estimation of population of microorganisms on products _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 11737-1:2006 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1995-11-30 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 19659,IS,,ISO 11737-1:1995,Sterilization of medical devices — Microbiological methods — Part 1: Estimation of population of microorganisms on products,Stérilisation des dispositifs médicaux — Méthodes microbiologiques — Partie 1: Estimation de la population de micro-organismes sur les produits,1995-11-30,1,"['11.080.01','07.100.10']",ISO/TC 198,9599,,[38711],['en'],19,

Specifies general criteria for the estimation of the population of viable microorganisms on medical devices or packages. Not applicable for the enumeration or identification of viral contamination and to the microbiological monitoring of the environment in which medical devices are manufactured.

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