(Note: All symbols are derived from ISO 15223-1,
Medical Devices - Symbols to be used with medical device
labels, labelling and information to be supplied )
Symbol
Title of Symbol
M
Manufacturer
Authorized
representative
P
in the European
Community
H
Use-by date
g
Batch code
Catalogue
h
number
Sterilized using
IQ
ethylene ox de
Do not use
L
if package is
damaged
Temperature
l
limit
D
Do not re-use
Consult
i
instructions
for use
Y
Caution
Non-pyrogenic
Stratis
English
Symbols Glossary
®
Description of Symbol
Indicates the medical
dev ce manufacturer.
Indicates the authorized
representative in the
European Community.
Indicates the date
after which the medical
dev ce is not to be used.
Indicates the
manufacturer's batch
code so that the batch
or lot can be identified.
Indicates the
manufacturer's
catalogue number so
the batch or lot can be
dentified.
Indicates a med cal
dev ce that has been
sterilized using ethylene
oxide.
Indicates a med cal
dev ce that should not
be used if the package
has been damaged or
opened.
Indicates the
temperature limits
to which the med cal
dev ce can be safely
exposed.
Indicates a med cal
dev ce that is intended
for one use, or for use
on a single patient
during a single
procedure.
Indicates the need for
the user to consult the
instructions for use.
Indicates the need for
the user to consult
the instructions for
use for important
cautionary information
such as warnings and
precautions that cannot,
for a variety of reasons,
be presented on the
medical device tself.
Indicates a med cal
dev ce that is
non-pyrogenic.
Ref.
No.
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5.1.2
5.1.4
5.1.5
5.1.6
5.2.3
5.2.8
5.3.7
5.4.2
5.4.3
5.4.4
5.6.3