3. Textiles for protection and hygiene
In this chapter, three product typologies will be discussed, the first including hospital linen, itself divided into two categories: reusable and disposable linen. The second concerns hygiene products, which include incontinence products and cleaning wipes. Finally, the last typology concerns protection, with air filters protecting the patient's environment and filters for separating liquids used as medical devices.
3.1 Hospital linen
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Today, hospital linen is divided into washable and disposable products. Reusable products are used for the patient's room (bedding) and hospital staff (clothing). Disposables are used in the operating theatre, where sterile products are needed and it's complicated to wash products contaminated by other people's...
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Standards and norms
- Quality systems – Medical devices – Quality management systems – Requirements for regulatory purposes - ISO 13485 - 2003
- General ventilation air filters for particle removal – Determination of filtration performance - NF EN 779 - 2003
- High-efficiency air filters (EPA, HEPA and ULPA) – Part 1: Classification, performance testing and marking - NF EN 1822-1 - 2010
- High-efficiency air filters (EPA,...
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CE marking and medical devices (non-exhaustive list)
Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (OJ L 169, 12 July 1993, p. 1)
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DALLE (V.), GOUDALIEZ (F.) and VERPOORT (T.). – Filtration bag designed to retain cellular constituents of plasma by filtration, sets of bags containing it, FR2777786. France (1999).
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3M http://solutions.3mfrance.fr
ABISS http://www.abiss.fr
Aspide Médical http://www.aspide.com
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