title: Guidance on the new packaging standard.
abstract: Some of the important points of the revised ISO 11607, Packaging for Terminally Sterilised Medical Devices, are reviewed here. In addition, the contents of a Technical Information Report (TIR), which is scheduled to be approved and published in early 2007, are described. This TIR will provide in-depth guidance on how to comply with the requirements of the standard.
mesh_terms: D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000592:standards*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards*