November 23, 2022
Dialysis machines have been used for decades to help improve the lives of people with kidney malfunctions. Developed in the 1930s, these machines have evolved to ensure the delivery of lifesaving solutions to patients who suffer from kidney complications. The...
See BlogOctober 7, 2022
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) recently released the first cleaning validation standard for medical device manufactures, ANSI/AAMI ST98:2022 Cleaning validation of healthcare products—Requirements for development and validation of a cleaning process for medical devices. This new standard that...
See BlogMay 24, 2022
This eBook addresses common challenges and best practices for medical-device manufacturers with questions about testing their products. Table of Contents: EO Optimization and Potential Effects on Sterile-Barrier Packaging Patient-Specific Implants Often Require More Testing Extractable Chemical Characterization and Risk Assessment:...
See BlogFebruary 22, 2022
Ensuring that reusable medical devices can be properly cleaned, disinfected, and/or sterilized is imperative to ensure patient safety and to minimize healthcare-acquired infections, corrective actions, and recalls. Regulatory agencies and healthcare facilities are increasingly concerned about the spread of diseases,...
See BlogFebruary 9, 2022
There is a critical piece of reprocessing validations that has been largely overlooked for a long time: the cleaning chemicals. The devices and instruments used for the validations tend to get most of the attention. Recently Alpa Patel, Principal Scientist...
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