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Author: Matthew Jorgensen





June 7, 2022

A Haystack with No Needle: Is an Extractables Study Appropriate for Limited-Contact Devices?

With the update to ISO 10993-18, is an extractables study required for all medical devices regardless of contact type and duration of contact? In this article, Helin Räägel, Matthew R Jorgensen, and Thor Rollins from Nelson Labs share insights on...

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April 7, 2022

Biocompatibility Fundamentals for Medical Devices eBook

This eBook contains guidelines for planning, risk mitigation, testing, and compliance for the design and manufacture of medical devices. It provides a digest of pressing challenges and solutions for medical-device design, development, and testing with regard to biocompatibility and toxicology...

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June 18, 2021

An Ingredient List for Your Medical Device?

On May 20, 2021, FDA published a document (“Safety of Metals and Other Materials Used in Medical Devices”) requesting input regarding the best methods to use in conveyance of material information for a broader range of medical devices to both...

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May 26, 2021

Medical Device Industry Approaches for Addressing Sources of Failing Cytotoxicity Scores

To ensure patient safety, medical device manufacturers are required by the Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory bodies to perform biocompatibility evaluations on their devices per standards, such as the AAMI-approved ISO 10993-1:2018 (ANSI/AAMI/ISO 10993-1:2018). However, some of these...

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September 2, 2020

EU MDR Delay: What Does It Mean for Biocompatibility and Chemical Characterization?

The delay gives medical device engineers the chance for a gap analysis and an optimized testing plan, says an expert chemist and toxicologist. The year 2020 was already going to be an “exciting” one for medical device companies, thanks to...

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