Experimental Investigation of the Macrostructure of Textiles for Surgical Clothes and Medical Drapes

As medical products, textiles used in operating rooms and medical establishments must comply with the requirements of the European Medical Devices Directive 2007/47/EC. The conformity is dependent on the type of the medical product and, in particular, of the class to which it belongs. The European Medical Devices Directive has defined four classes of risk (the fourth one indicates the highest risk of infection).