DIN EN 17854:2024-10

This document specifies minimum requirements and a test method for the antimicrobial (microbicidal or microbistatic) activity of wound dressing products. It applies to all wound dressing products that specifically claim antimicrobial activity according to this document. This document specifies a test method for establishing whether a wound dressing exerts antimicrobial activity. This edition of the document is considered to be most suited for wound dressing types that have been tested as part of the inter-laboratory comparisons; this means those that have an active antimicrobial agent incorporated and with at least a small amount of absorbent capacity. No data has currently been generated on other types of wound dressing (for example, film, non-absorbing, multi-layered, adhesives, bacteria binding dressing, etcetera) and therefore it is not known if this document is suitable for these wound dressing types. This document (EN 17854:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 205 "Non-active medical devices" the secretariat of which is held by DIN (Germany). The responsible national standardization committee is Working Committee NA 176-04-08 AA "Verbandmittel und Behältnisse" ("Surgical dressings and containers") at DIN Standards Committee Health Technologies (NAGesuTech).