Enteral feeding catheters and enteral giving sets for single use and their connectors - Design and testing

This European Standard specifies requirements for the design and testing of sin gle-use enteral feeding catheters, single-use enteral giving sets and their connection systems. Requirements for radiodetectable enteral feeding cathetersare not given in this standard. NOTE Enteral feeding catheters intended for insertion through the mouth or nose can be radiodetectable in their entirety or atthe tip or by means of intermittent marks. At present there is no generally accepted standard test method for radiodetectability, but research to develop a standard method of test is being considered.