British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Overview: CH/150/1 is responsible for standardization in Materials for surgical implants and operates under the direction of CH/150 Implants for surgery. It is the UK mirror committee for ISO/TC 150/SC 1 Materials. The areas covered are specifications, general requirements, and terminology.

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In Progress (14)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 6474-2	Implants for surgery — Ceramic materials — Part 2: Composite materials based on a high-purity alumina matrix with zirconia reinforcement Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 6474-1	Implants for surgery — Ceramic materials — Part 1: Ceramic materials based on high purity alumina Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-12-05	Drafting
BS ISO 5833	Implants for surgery — Acrylic resin cements Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Public comment begins : 2025-08-28	Public comment
BS ISO 5832-9	Implants for surgery — Metallic materials. Part 9: Wrought high nitrogen stainless steel Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-12	Drafting
BS ISO 5832-14	Implants for surgery — Metallic materials. Part 14: Wrought titanium 15-molybdenum 5-zirconium 3-aluminium alloy Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-12	Drafting
BS ISO 5832-12	Implants for surgery — Metallic materials. Part 12: Wrought cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-12	Drafting
BS ISO 20014	Implants for surgery — Test method to evaluate delamination resistance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene materials used for orthopaedic implants Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Drafting begins : 2025-07-24	Drafting
BS ISO 18531	Implants for surgery -- Calcium phosphate bioceramics -- Characterization of hardening bone paste materials Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Public comment begins : 2015-06-22	Public comment
BS ISO 18368	Implants for surgery — Nitride ceramic materials — Monolithic materials made of beta silicon-nitride Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-11-19	Drafting
BS ISO 16428	Implants for surgery — Test solutions and environmental conditions for static and dynamic corrosion tests on implantable materials and medical devices Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-12	Drafting

Published (32)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 9584:2023	Implants for surgery. Non-destructive testing. Radiographic examination of cast metallic surgical implants Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2023-11-21	Published standard
BS ISO 6474-1:2019	Implants for surgery. Ceramic materials. Ceramic materials based on high purity alumina Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2019-03-14	Published standard
BS ISO 5834-5:2025	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Morphology assessment method Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2025-07-08	Published standard
BS ISO 5834-4:2025	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Oxidation index measurement method Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2025-07-08	Published standard
BS ISO 5834-3:2025	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Accelerated ageing methods after gamma irradiation in air Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2025-07-08	Published standard
BS ISO 5834-2:2025	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Moulded forms Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2025-07-08	Published standard
BS ISO 5834-1:2025	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Powder form Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2025-07-08	Published standard
BS ISO 5833:2002	Implants for surgery. Acrylic resin cements Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2002-06-21	Published standard
BS ISO 5832-9:2019	Implants for surgery. Metallic materials. Wrought high nitrogen stainless steel Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2019-02-11	Published standard
BS ISO 5832-5:2022	Implants for surgery. Metallic materials. Wrought cobalt-chromium-tungstennickel Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Published standard begins : 2022-04-26	Published standard

Withdrawn (36)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 6474-2:2012	Implants for surgery. Ceramic materials. Composite materials based on a high-purity alumina matrix with zirconia reinforcement Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 6474-1:2010	Implants for surgery. Ceramic materials. Ceramic materials based on high purity alumina Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-5:2019	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Morphology assessment method Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-08	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-5:2005	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Morphology assessment method Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2019-02-13	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-4:2019	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Oxidation index measurement method Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-08	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-3:2019	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Accelerated ageing methods Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-08	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-2:2019	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Moulded forms Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-08	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-2:2011	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Moulded forms Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2019-02-13	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-2:2006	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Moulded forms Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2011-08-16	Withdrawn
BS ISO 5834-1:2019	Implants for surgery. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Powder form Categories: Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-08	Withdrawn

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CH/150/1 - Materials for surgical implants

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