Devices and their manufacturing processes shall be designed in such a way as to eliminate or to reduce as far as possible the risk of infection to patients, users and, where applicable, other persons.
Dearfar feistí agus a bpróisis mhonaraíochta sa chaoi go ndíothófar nó, go laghdófar, a oiread is féidir, an riosca ionfhabhtaithe d'othair, d'úsáideoirí agus, i gcás inarb infheidhme, do dhaoine eile.