AS 8536—2006

ISO 8536-4:2004
AS 8536—2006

Australian Standard®
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Infusion sets for single use, gravity feed

 This Australian Standard® was prepared by Committee HE-021, Transfusion equipment. It
was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 23 June 2006.
This Standard was published on 4 October 2006.

The following are represented on Committee HE-021:

• Australian Chamber of Commerce

• Australian College of Operating Room Nurses
• Australian Red Cross
• College of Emergency Nursing Australasia
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• Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

• The Medical Industry Association of Australia

This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 06113.

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contributed to the development of this Standard through their representation on the
Committee and through public comment period.

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 AS 8536—2006

Australian Standard®
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Infusion sets for single use, gravity feed

Originated as part of AS 2385—1980.

Previous edition part of AS 2385—1990.
Revised in part and redesignated as AS 8536—2006.

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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee HE-021, Transfusion
equipment, to supersede, in part, AS 2385—1990, Single-use (sterile) infusion sets for general
medical use.
This Standard is identical with, and has been reproduced from ISO 8536-4:2004, Infusion
equipment for medical use—Part 4: Infusion sets for single use, gravity feed.
The objective of this Standard is to specify requirements for single use gravity feed infusion
sets for medical use in order to ensure their compatibility with containers for infusion solutions
and intravenous equipment and to provide guidance on specifications relating to the quality and
performance of materials used in infusion sets and to present designations for infusion set
components.
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The term ‘normative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the annex to
which it applies. A ‘normative’ annex is an integral part of a Standard.
As this Standard is reproduced from an international standard, the following applies:
(a) Its number appears on the cover and title page while the international standard number
appears only on the cover.
(b) In the source text ‘this part of ISO 8536’ should read ‘this Australian Standard’.
(c) A full point substitutes for a comma when referring to a decimal marker.
References to International Standards should be replaced by references to Australian or
Australian/New Zealand Standards, as follows:
Reference to International Standard Australian Standard
ISO AS
594 Conical fittings with a 6% (Luer) 1600 Medical equipment—Conical
taper for syringes, needles and fittings with a 6% (Luer) taper
certain other medical equipment for syringes, needles and certain
other medical equipment
594-1 Part 1: General requirements 1600.1 Part 1: General requirements
594-2 Part 2: Lock fittings 1600.2 Part 2: Lock fittings
7864 Sterile hypodermic needles for 1946 Sterile hypodermic needles for
single use single use
Only international references that have been adopted as Australian Standards have been listed.
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CONTENTS
Contents Page
Page
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................ iv
1 Scope...................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative references ........................................................................................................................... 1
3 General requirements ........................................................................................................................... 1
4 Designation............................................................................................................................................ 4
4.1 Infusion set ............................................................................................................................................ 4
4.2 Air-inlet device ...................................................................................................................................... 4
5 Materials................................................................................................................................................. 4
6 Physical requirements.......................................................................................................................... 5
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6.1 Particulate contamination .................................................................................................................... 5

6.2 Leakage .................................................................................................................................................. 5
6.3 Tensile strength .................................................................................................................................... 5
6.4 Closure-piercing device ....................................................................................................................... 5
6.5 Air-inlet device ...................................................................................................................................... 5
6.6 Tubing .................................................................................................................................................... 6
6.7 Fluid filter ............................................................................................................................................... 6
6.8 Drip chamber and drip tube ................................................................................................................. 6
6.9 Flow regulator ....................................................................................................................................... 6
6.10 Flow rate of infusion fluid .................................................................................................................... 6
6.11 Injection site .......................................................................................................................................... 6
6.12 Male conical fitting................................................................................................................................ 6
6.13 Protective caps...................................................................................................................................... 6
7 Chemical requirements ........................................................................................................................ 7
7.1 Reducing (oxidizable) matter ............................................................................................................... 7
7.2 Metal ions............................................................................................................................................... 7
7.3 Titration acidity or alkalinity ................................................................................................................ 7
7.4 Residue on evaporation ....................................................................................................................... 7
7.5 UV absorption of extract solution ....................................................................................................... 7
8 Biological requirements ....................................................................................................................... 7
8.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 7
8.2 Sterility ................................................................................................................................................... 7
8.3 Pyrogenicity........................................................................................................................................... 7
8.4 Haemolysis ............................................................................................................................................ 7
8.5 Toxicity................................................................................................................................................... 8
9 Labelling................................................................................................................................................. 8
9.1 Unit container ........................................................................................................................................ 8
9.2 Shelf or multi-unit container ................................................................................................................ 8
10 Packaging .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Annex A (normative) Physical tests ............................................................................................................... 10
Annex B (normative) Chemical tests .............................................................................................................. 14
Annex C (normative) Biological tests............................................................................................................. 16
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 17

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NOTES
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Infusion equipment
AUSTRALIAN STANDARDfor medical use —

Part 4: sets for single use, gravity feed

Infusion
Infusion sets for single use, gravity feed

1 Scope
This part of ISO 8536 specifies requirements for single-use, gravity feed infusion sets for medical use in order
to ensure their compatibility with containers for infusion solutions and intravenous equipment.

Secondary aims of this part of ISO 8536 are to provide guidance on specifications relating to the quality and
performance of materials used in infusion sets and to present designations for infusion set components.
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In some countries, the national pharmacopoeia or other national regulations are legally binding and take
precedence over this part of ISO 8536.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 594-1:1986, Conical fittings with a 6 % (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain other medical
equipment — Part 1: General requirements

ISO 594-2:1998, Conical fittings with 6 % (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain other medical
equipment — Part 2: Lock fittings

ISO 3696:1987, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods

ISO 7864:1993, Sterile hypodermic needles for single use

ISO 14644-1:1999, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments — Part 1: Classification of air
cleanliness

ISO 15223, Medical devices — Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling and information to be
supplied

3 General requirements
3.1 The nomenclature to be used for components of infusion sets and of a separate air-inlet device is given
in Figures 1, 2 and 3. These figures illustrate examples of the configuration of infusion sets and air-inlet
devices; other configurations may be used provided they lead to the same results. Infusion sets as illustrated
in Figure 2 should only be used for collapsible plastics containers. Infusion sets as illustrated in Figure 2 used
with separate air-inlet devices as illustrated in Figure 3, or infusion sets as illustrated in Figure 1, shall be used
for rigid containers.

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