Release of the first ISO international standard for sterile needle of traditional Chinese Medicine

Source: the international organization for Standardization (ISO) issued information on February 19, 2014 by Beijing Business Daily recently The international standard of disposable sterile acupuncture needle, which was formulated by Chinese experts as project proponent, was officially published and became the first international standard of traditional Chinese Medicine issued by the technical committee of traditional Chinese Medicine (tentative name) (ISO / tc249) of the international organization for standardization At present, the World Health Organization has confirmed 64 indications of acupuncture and recommended 43 cases to be treated with acupuncture The annual use of acupuncture needles in the world has exceeded 2 billion and increased by 5% - 10% every year In order to ensure the safety and effectiveness of acupuncture and meet the needs of acupuncture research and clinical development, ISO / tc249 has formulated the international standard of disposable sterile acupuncture and moxibustion needle.