ISO 8637-3:2024

Extracorporeal systems for blood purification — Part 3: Plasmafilters

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This document specifies requirements and test methods for plasmafilters, which are devices intended to separate plasma from blood in therapeutic plasmapheresis therapy. This document specifies the requirements for sterile, single-use plasmafilters, intended for use on humans, hereinafter collectively referred to as “the device”, for use in humans. This document does not apply to;
—     extracorporeal blood circuits;
—     haemodialysers, haemodiafilters, haemofilters and haemoconcentrators;
—     haemoperfusion devices;
—     vascular access devices;
—     blood pumps;
—     systems or equipment intended to perform plasma separation.
NOTE 1       Requirements for the extracorporeal blood circuit are specified in ISO 8637-2.
NOTE 2       Requirements for haemodialysers, haemodiafilters, haemofilters and haemoconcentrators are specified in ISO 8637-1.