ISO 20342-4:2026
ISO 20342-4:2026 Assistive products for tissue integrity when lying down - Part 4: Test methods for durability
standard byInternational Organization for Standardization , 02/01/2026
standard byInternational Organization for Standardization , 02/01/2026
This document specifies conditions and test methods for the durability of assistive products for tissue integrity (APTI) when lying down. These methods are additional to the ones in ISO20342-1.
u000bThis document is applicable to both reactive and active APTIs, such as mattresses and overlays, and includes single-patient multiple-use products.
u000bThis document does not apply to single-use products.
u000bNOTE This document is intended to help differentiate the durability characteristics between APTIs. It is not intended for determining overall performance or for ranking or scoring of such APTIs.