Surgical instruments - Materials - Part 1: Metals (ISO 7153-1:2016)

ISO 7153-1:2016 specifies metals commonly used to manufacture various types of standard surgical instruments, including but not limited to those used in general surgery, orthopaedics and dentistry. While ISO 7153-1:2016 is not intended for surgical instruments used in special applications, such as implantology and minimally invasive surgery, parts of it might be applicable to those instruments.