--- title: blog | AS/NZS4187 (3) description: AS/NZS4187 | The ScanCARE Blog provides an abundance of information on all things relating to Surgical Instrument Tracking (3) --- # ScanCARE Blog Browse by All AS/NZS4187 Surgical Instruments standards Product Families Paperless Patient Records Medical Records Management cssd Surgical Instrument Tracking Digital Medical Records Medical Assets UDI AS 5369:2023 AS5369 Instrument Level Tracking QuickShot Tray Level Tracking AS 5369 AS/NZS 4187 AS/NZS 4815 Reprocessing medical devices Sterilisation standards Australia TGA ## Posts about AS/NZS4187 (3): ![How to categorize a Cataract Tray for Ophthalmic Centres/Ophthamology](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2015-10-28_at_10.18.59_AM.png) [standards](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/standards) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) ### Surgical Instrument Product Families for Ophthalmologists The new version of AS/NZS 4187 released on the 15th December last year brought some very significant changes to the previous standard. One of the most significant changes is the standards reference to Product Families. In [a previous blog](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/how-to-make-sense-of-the-as4187-categorisation-of-instrument-product-families), I provided an overview of *ISO/TS 17665-3:2013 - Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 3: Guidance on the designation of a medical device to a product family and processing category for steam sterilization.* Today I will get into the specifics of how to apply the standard to a Cataract Tray. Let's take a look at how to do that. ![AS4187 or 4185? Infection control standards for dental practitioners?](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/Star_Onboarding_Title_Page.jpg) [standards](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/standards) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) If you’re a member of the Dental Health community you’re probably aware that a lot has happened in the last 12 months. I am referring to infection control breaches that have happened in New South Wales. Around the same time two documents were released that have the express purpose of preventing such issues.   They are: - AS4187 2014 - The Australian Dental Association Guidelines for Infection Control Third Edition 2015. Infection Control has become a hot topic and the Australian Dental Board's release of [an open letter](http://www.dentalboard.gov.au/News/2015-07-16-practitioners-infection-control-obligations.aspx)  dated 16th July 2015 reminding Dental Practitioners of their Infection control obligations under the National Law is testament to that. With this blog, I will try to provide some guidance through the maze of standards and guidelines and provide dental practitioners with a list of relevant documentation for further reading. ![ Learn how to ensure your ophthalmic centre complies with AS4187 ](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/Images/Images_used_on_scancare_blog/Update_Keyboard_Key.jpeg) [Surgical Instruments](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/surgical-instruments) [standards](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/standards) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) On the 15th December last year, a new version of AS/NZS 4187 was released. The standard is complex and there is so much to understand. There are many requirements. So what can you do to ensure your ophthalmic centre is compliant? [Surgical Instruments](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/surgical-instruments) [standards](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/standards) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) ![Flexible Endoscope](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/flexible_endoscope.jpg) Previously I wrote about the new version  of AS/NZS 4187 ([what it means for day surgeries](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/attention-day-surgery-clinics-is-your-surgery-as/nzs4187-compliant) and a [reference table to AS4187 terminology for CDS Managers](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/cds-managers-heres-a-quick-reference-table-to-as/nzs4187-terminology)) which was released on the 15th December last year. It has brought some very significant changes to the previous standard. In this blog post I discuss the standard's application to the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes. ![CSSD Managers: Here's a quick reference table to AS/NZS4187 Terminology](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/ScanCARE/cssd_manager.jpg) [standards](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/standards) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) The new version of AS/NZS4187 released on the 15th December last year, contains a number of differences in terminology to the previous version. The new standard also uses abbreviations. This blog contains a list of the abbreviations and their meanings and looks at some of the important differences in terminology. ![How to make sense of the AS4187 categorisation of product families](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/CSD_Manager.jpeg) [Surgical Instruments](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/surgical-instruments) [standards](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/standards) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) [Product Families](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/product-families) The new version of AS4187 (AS/NZS 4187) released on the 15th December last year brought some very significant changes to the previous standard. One of the most significant changes is the standards reference to Product Families. ![Attention Day Surgery Clinics: is your surgery AS/NZS4187 compliant?](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/is_your_day_surgery_as_nsz4197_compliant.png) [standards](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/standards) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) On the 15th December last year, a new version of AS/NZS 4187 was released. The standard is complex and there is so much to understand. So how do you know if your Day Surgery Clinic is compliant or not? When it comes down to it, probably the only way to know for sure is have and keep the required documentation. For an auditor, documentation of process and proof of process is everything. Say what you do and have proof that you're doing it. But in the case of AS4187, it's do what it says and have proof you’re doing it. ![AS/NZS4187: what it means for office based health care facilities.](https://blog.scancare.com.au/hubfs/instrument_sterilisation.jpg) [Surgical Instruments](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/surgical-instruments) [AS/NZS4187](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187) A new version of AS/NZS 4187 was released on the 15th December last year and, given that there is a 2 year adoption period specified, office based healthcare facilities in particular need to familiairise themselves with this updated standard. [ Prev ](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187/page/2) [1](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187/page/1) [2](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187/page/2) [3](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187/page/3) [ Next ](https://blog.scancare.com.au/blog/topic/as-nzs4187/page/4)