Symbol

Symbols from ISO 15223-1 let one label work in many countries. Some regulators expect the symbol meanings to be explained in the instructions for use.

graphical representation appearing on the label or associated documentation, or both, of a medical device that communicates characteristic information without the need for the supplier or receiver of the information to have knowledge of the language of a particular nation or people Note 1 to entry: The symbol can be an abstract pictorial or a graphical representation, or one that uses familiar objects, including alphanumeric characters (with sufficient justification). [SOURCE: ISO 20417:2021,[15] 3.29]

ISO 15223-1:2021, clause 3.19

graphical representation appearing on the label and/or associated documentation of a medical device that communicates characteristic information without the need for the supplier or receiver of the information to have knowledge of the language of a particular nation or people Note 1 to entry: The symbol can be an abstract pictorial or a graphical representation, or one that uses familiar objects, including alphanumeric characters (with sufficient justification). [SOURCE: ISO 15223-1:—, 3.20]

ISO 20417:2021, clause 3.29