© ISO 2016 Elastomeric parts for parenterals and for devices for pharmaceutical use — Part 5 Functional requirements and testing Éléments en élastomère pour administration parentérale et dispositifs à[.]
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Part 5:
Élément en élastomè e p ur administration p r ntérale et dis positifs
à usage p armac utique —
Partie 5: Exigence s fnction e lles et e ssais
S con edition
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Introduction v
1 Sc ope 1
2 Nor mati ve r eferenc es 1
3 Terms an definitions 1
4 Req irements 2
4.1 Penetrabi ty 2
4.2 Frag mentation 2
4.3 S lf-sealng an aq eous solution tig htnes 2
4.4 A queous solution tightnes 2
5 Preparatio of elastomer ic closur es for testing 2
5.1 Sampl ng 2
5.2 Cleaning 2
5.3 Ste i zation 2
A nne x A (normative) Test for penetrabiity 3
A nne x B (normative) Test for frag mentation 4
A nne x C (normative) Test for self-se lng and d ye solutio tightnes 6
A nne x D (normative) Test for d ye solutio tightnes 8
Biblog raphy 10
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The committ ee r sp nsible for this document is ISO/TC76, Tra s fus io , in us ion a d injec tion, a d blo d
proc es s in eq ipment fr medic al a d p armaceutic al us e
This se on edition canc ls an r plac s the firs edition (ISO 88 1-5:2 0 ), w hich has be n t ech icaly
r vised
ISO 88 1 consis s of the folowing part , u de the g ene al title Elas tome ic p rts fr p r nte als a d fr
dev ic es fr p armac eutic al use:
— Part 1: Ex trac ta les in a ueo s a tocla ates
— Part 2 : Identific atio a d charac te i zation
— Part 3 : Dete min tion o r leased-p rticle c ou t
— Part 4 : B iolo ic al r q ir ments a d tes t meth ds
— Part 5: Fu c tio al r q ir ments a d tes tin
Trang 5Elast ome ic or rub e closur s for pharmac utical use ar used in combination with vials an many
times in conjunction with pie cing devic s The e ar thr e fu ctional p ramet ers w hich ar imp rtant
t o the pie cing proc s These ar penetra i ity, fra mentation an self-seal ng The thr e fu ctional
t es s desc ibed in this p rt of ISO 8 7 can be used as a r fe enc method for t es ing elast ome ic
closur s that ar pie c d using inje tion ne dles made from metal In ad ition, the aq eous solution
tightnes t es can be used t o ve ify the efe tivenes of the sealng of a spe if ic closure /vial combination
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Part 5:
This p rt of ISO 8 7 spe ifies r q ir ment an t es methods for functional paramet ers of elast ome ic
closur s used in combination with vials an w hen pie c d b an inje tion ne dle
NOTE F nctional testing with spikes is specif ied in ISO 8 36-2 an in ISO 8 36-6
2 Normati ve r eferences
The folowing document , in w hole or in p rt, ar normatively r fe enc d in this document an ar
in ispensa le for it a pl cation F or dat ed r fe enc s, only the edition cit ed a pl es F or u dat ed
r fe enc s, the lat es edition of the r fe enc d document ( inclu ing any amen ment )a pl es
ISO 7 64, Ste ie hypode mic ne dles fr s in le us e
ISO 8 6 -1, Injec tion c ontaine s a d acc es s ories — Part 1: Injec tio v ials made o glas s tu in
ISO 8 6 -3, Injec tio c ontaine s a d ac c es s ories — Part 3: Aluminiumc aps fr injec tio v ials
ISO 8 6 -4, Injec tio c ontaine s a d ac c es s ories — Part 4 : Injec tio v ial s made o mo lded glas s
ISO 8 6 -6, Injec tio c ontaine s a d ac c es sories — Part 6 : Ca s made o aluminium-plas tic s c ombin tio s
fr injec tion vials
3 Terms and definitions
F or the purposes of this document, the folowing t ermsand definitions a ply
3.1
penetrabi ity
for e r q ir d for pie cing an elast ome ic closur
3.2
fra mentatio
measur of the n mbe of elast ome ic particles w hich ar g ene at ed b the pie cing proc s
3.3
self-se l ng
measur of the r seal ng ef iciency of elas ome ic closur s folowing penetration and with rawal of
a ne dle
3.4
aqueous solutio tightnes
measur for the efe tive sealng of a spe if ic elast ome ic closure /vial combination
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4.1 Penetrabi ity
When t est ed in ac ordanc with Annex A, the for e r q ir d for pie cing shal not be gr at er than 1 N
for each closur
4.2 Frag mentation
When t est ed in ac ordanc with Annex B, the n mbe of elast ome ic fra ment pe 48 pie cings visible
with the naked eye shal not be gr at er than 5
4.3 S lf-seal ng and aqueous solution tig htnes
When t est ed in ac ordanc with An ex C, none of the vials shal contain any trac of colour d solution
w hen o se ved with the naked eye This r q ir ment a ples t o multi-dose containe s only, i.e
containe s w hich uti z elast ome ic closur sthat ar pie c d multiple times
Mat erials that me t the r q ir ment ar not r q ir d t o u de g o furthe t es ing in ac ordanc with 4.4
4.4 Aque us solution tightnes
When t est ed in ac ordanc with Annex D, none of the vials shal contain any trac of colour d solution
w hen o se ved with the naked eye
5 Preparation ofelastomeric closures for testing
5.1 S mpl ng
The n mbe of closur s r q ir d for each t es is as folows
— S lf-seal ng an aq eous solution tightnes : 1
In practic , it is r commen ed that mor than the minimum r q ir d n mbe of closur s be pr p r d
for t es ing
5.2 Cle ning
Closur s shal be st eri iz d in the as-del ve ed con ition If samples from r gular prod ction cleaning
proc s es ar not a aia le, the st op e s shal be cleaned in ac ordanc with the folowing proc d r
Introd c an a pro riat e n mbe of rub e closur s in a suita le glas containe , co e with p
article-fr e wat er, boi for 5 min, then rinse f ive times with cold p rticle-fr e wat er
5.3 Steri ization
The closur sshal be t est ed aft er ha ing be n subje t ed t o the st eri ization method actual y used
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(normative)
Test for penetrabi ity
A 1 General
Many elast ome ic closur s for pharmac utical use ar used in conjunction with inje tion ne dles The
for e ne es ary t o penetrat e or pie c a rub e closur is an imp rtant p ramet er in ev luating the
suita i ty of the closur for it int en ed use
A 2 Principle
The for e ne es ary t o complet ely pie c an elast ome ic closur is measur d using a suita le a p ratus
A 3 A pparatus, equipment and reag ents
A 3.1 1 closur es, pr ep r ed in ac or danc with Clause 5
A 3.2 1 cle n vials, in ac or danc w ith ISO 8 6 -1 or ISO 8 6 -4, ne k finish siz to match the siz of
closur es (A 3.1) (e.g 1 mm, 2 mm)
A 3.3 1 aluminium or plastic/ luminium cr imp se ls, in ac or danc w ith ISO 8 62-3 or ISO 8 6
-6, siz d to match the siz of closures (A 3.1) (e.g 1 mm, 2 mm), an c imping a p ratus
A 3.4 1 lubricated lo g -bevel [bevel angle (1 ± 2) ]metal h ypo er mic ne dles, ex te nal diamete
of 0,8 mm in ac or danc with ISO 78 4
A 3.5 A pparatus, ca a le of measuring a for ce of 1 N w ith an ac ur acy of ±0,2 N
A 4 Procedure
A 4.1 Close thevials (A 3.2) with the closur es (A.3.1) to be tes ed an se ure with a c imp seal (A 3.3)
A 4.2 Fit the for ce-measuring a p ratus(A 3.5) with a hypode mic ne dle (A.3.4)and pier ce a closur e
pe pen icular to the surfac Re ord the max imum force Use a new ne dle for each of the 9 r emaining
closur es and r epeat he pr oc d re
A 5 Ex pres ion of results
Re ord the for e r q ir d for pie cing each closur and comp r the tes r sult with the
r q ir ment in 4.1
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(normative)
Test for frag mentation
Many elast ome ic closur s for pharmac utical use ar used in conju ction with inje tion ne dles
Elast ome ic fra ment ma be r leased upon penetration with these inje tion ne dles The n mbe
an siz of thesefra ment can afe t he q alty of drug prod ct with w hich the elast ome ic closur s
ar used
B.2 Principle
Elast ome ic closur s for inje tion vials ar pie c d with an inje tion ne dle Elast ome ic fra ment
w hich have be n ca used b pie cing ar cole t ed on a f ilt er an cou t ed
B.3 A pparatus, equipment and r eag ents
B.3.1 12 closures, pr ep r ed in ac or danc with Clause 5
B.3.2 12cle n vials, in ac or danc with ISO 8 6 -1 or ISO 8 6 -4, ne k finish siz to match the siz of
closur es (B.3.1) (e.g 1 mm, 2 mm)
B.3.3 12 aluminium or plastic/ luminium c imp se ls, in ac or danc with ISO 8 6 -3 or ISO 8 6
-6, siz to match the siz of closur es (B.3.1)(e.g 1 mm, 2 mm), and c imping a p ratus
B.3.4 P ar ticle-fr ee water, to fit the fi v lumes of the vials (B.3.2) an syring e (B.3.6)
B.3.5 12lubricated lo g -bevel [bevel ang le (1 ± 2) ]metal hypo er mic ne dles, ex te nal diamete
of 0,8 mm in ac ordanc w ith ISO 7 64
B.3.6 S yr ing e, ca a le of being fited w ith the ne dles in B.3.5
B.3.7 Fiter , with a por e siz of 0,5µm
B.3.8 Fiter ing apparatus, ca a le of holding a fite (B.3.7) w ith a p r e siz of 0,5 µm
B.3.9 Laborator y micr osc ope or a mag nificatio g las , with a minimum mag nification of 6
B.4 Proc edure
B.4.1 Plac in each of the 1 clean vials (B.3.2) a v lume of particle-fr ee wate (B.3.4) eq iv lent o the
nominal v lume min s 4 ml (e.g plac 2 ml in a 2 ml vial) Close the vials w ith the closur es (B.3.1) to
be tes ed an se ur e with a c impseal (B.3.3)
B.4.2 Pier ce each closur e using a hypode mic ne dle (B.3.5) fited to a clean syring e (B.3.6) fi ed w ith
p rticle-fr ee wate (B.3.4), an inje t into the vial 1 ml of wate an r emo e 1 ml of air C r y out this
Trang 11o eration four times for each closur e, piercing each time at a diferent site Use a new ne dle for each
closur e an che k that he ne dle is not blu ted d ring the test
B.4.3 Pas the lq id fr om each of the 1 vials thr ough a fite (B.3.7) ha ving a p re siz of 0,5 µm an
cou t the n mbe of p rticles visible with the naked eye The cou t is b sed on the as umption that
fr ag ment with a diamete eq al to or g r eate than 50 µm ar e visible with the naked eye In cases of
doubt or dispute, cou t the rub e fr ag ment with a micr osco e or mag nifying g las (B.3.9) to ve ify
their siz an natur e
B.5 Ex pres ion of results
R ecord the t otal n mbe of fra ment an comp r t o the lmit given in 4.2
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(normative)
Test for self-seal ng and d ye solution tig htness
C.1 General
Elast ome ic closur s for pharmac utical use ar commonly used in conjunction with vials The closur
ensur s an a pro riat e seal with the vial Po r closure /vial seal int egrity an / r p or self-seal ng can
afe t the st eri ty of the vial cont ent , prod ct v lume an conc ntration of doses
Many elast ome ic closur s for pharmac utical use ar used in conju ction with inje tion ne dles F or
multiple-dose containe s, the closur s ma be pie c d many times o e the course of del ve ing al the
doses S lf-sealng or r seal of the incision made b the ne dle is imp rtant t o the containe int egrity
C.2 Principle
Elast ome ic closur s for inje tion vials ar pie c d several times with an inje tion ne dle an ex mined
for leakag e for ed b a pr s ur dife ential ac os the closur
C.3 A pparatus, equipment and r eag ents
C.3.1 1 closures, pr ep r ed in ac or danc with Clause 5
C.3.2 1 cle n vials, in ac or danc with ISO 8 6 -1 or ISO 8 6 -4, ne k finish siz to match the siz of
closur es (C.3.1) (e.g 1 mm, 2 mm)
C.3.3 1 aluminium or plastic/ luminium c imp se ls, in ac or danc with ISO 8 6 -3 or ISO 8 6
-6, siz to match the siz of closur es (C.3.1) (e.g 13 mm, 2 mm), an c imping a p r atus
C.3.4 P ar ticle-fr ee water, to fit the fi v lumes of the vials (C.3.2)
C.3.5 Solutio of meth ylene blue, 1 g /l
NOTE T e presence of surfactants can chang e the le king b haviour of a liq id,an therefore, it is ad isa le
t o avoid it
C.3.6 1 lubricated lo g -bevel [bevel ang le (1 ± 2) ]metal hypo er mic ne dles, ex te nal diamete
of 0,8 mm in ac ordanc w ith ISO 7 64
C.3.7 Vacuum chamber, ca a le of maintaining a pr es ur e (27 k Pa below atmosphe ic pr es ur e)
for 1 min
C.4 Proc edure
C.4.1 Plac in each of the 1 clean vials (C.3.2) a v lume of p rticle-fr ee wate (C.3.4) eq iv lent to the
nominal v lume (e.g plac 2 ml in a 2 ml vial) Close thevials w ith the closures (C.3.1) to be tes ed an
se ur e w ith a c imp seal (C.3.3)
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each time at a diferent site within the tar g et area Immer se the vials upr ight in a containe holding the
solution of meth ylene blue (C.3.5) E sure that the vials are completely immer sed in the solution Plac the
containe of vials in a v cu m chambe (C.3.7) an red c the pres ure b 2 k a Hold the v cu m for
1 min, then res ore to atmospher ic pres ure A llow the vials to remain immer sed in the meth ylene blue
solution for an ad itional 3 min, then remo e them from the chambe Rinse the out ide of the vials with
wate Inspe t the vial content visualy for an y trac s of the blue-coloured solution of meth ylene blue
C.5 Ex pres ion of results
R eport if the vials contain any trac of colour d solution an comp r t o the r q ir ment in 4.3