YY/T 0294.1-2024 Surgical instruments—Materials—Part 1:Metals
This document provides examples of common stainless steel materials, hard alloys, titanium, and titanium alloys used in the manufacture of various standard surgical instruments and components, as well as information on the grades and hardness ranges of commonly used materials.
This document is applicable to the selection of metal materials used in the manufacture of surgical instruments. Surgical instruments include, but are not limited to, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and dental instruments.
Note 1: Although this document is not applicable to surgical instruments for special applications, such as implantation and minimally invasive surgery, some parts of it may be applicable to these instruments.
Note 2: When selecting metal materials, manufacturers need to consider factors such as the instrument design and factory manufacturing, in addition to the metal grade, shape, size, and delivery state. Therefore, manufacturers are responsible for the selection of materials, and the possibility of referring to other existing standards is not ruled out. When appropriate standards are issued, the applicability of the new standards should be considered.