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ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04 ) is developing a standardized guide for pre-clinical testing considerations for materials used to regenerate muscle. This guide (WK64460 ) will provide scientifically-based information concerning repairing and regenerating muscle when defects are caused by trauma, such as blast injuries. “These types of injuries…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.9717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #10615
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Hany Demian, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s standards executive, will receive the 2018 Robert J. Painter Award which honors a standards leader who has given outstanding service in any field. The award will be jointly given by ASTM International and the Society for Standards Professionals (SES) at the SES annual conference in August in Nashville, Tennessee (USA). ASTM International and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10609
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ASTM International’s committee on metallic-coated iron and steel products (A05 ) honored Margie Farabaugh with the Kenneth Jr. Boedecker, Jr. Distinguished Service Award. Farabaugh was honored for her exemplary contributions to the success of the committee. An ASTM International member since 2004, Farabaugh previously received the Outstanding Service Award (2012) by the committee and the Award…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10575
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ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) approved a new guide that seeks to improve the cleaning of medical devices. The standard provides methods for simulated soiling of reusable medical devices for the purpose of improving cleaning instructions. The guide (F3293) offers methods for how to identify clinically relevant areas of the device to soil, time…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.610-8329717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #10572
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ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices ( F04 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Dr. William M. Mihalko, University of Tennessee and the Campbell Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. …, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, , Release #10562
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ASTM International’s committee on thermal insulation ( C16 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to David W. Yarbrough of R&D Services, Inc., in Cookeville, Tennessee, USA. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Yarbrough for exceptional…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, , Release #10537
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A new ASTM International standard will support cost-effective ways for communities to respond, withstand, and recover from a wide range of potential catastrophes, such as natural hazards, utility outages, and human-caused disruptions. According to David Butry of the U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology, the new standard provides an economic framework to evaluate investment…, Standardization News, . , Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #10530
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Owners and specifiers of storm sewers will be able to use two new ASTM International standards that support the use of corrugated steel in storm sewer systems. The first specification is for corrugated steel used to build manholes ( A1105 ) while the second supports connectors between manholes and corrugated steel drainage pipes ( A1107 ). “The new standards apply whether you are connecting…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10464
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R. Christopher Mathis, president of Mathis Consulting Company in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. Mathis Consulting Company provides a variety of professional services related to building energy efficiency and sustainability, from the performance of buildings to the codes and policies governing them. A member of ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10461
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Terry O. Woods, Ph.D., leader of the Solid Mechanics Laboratory at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in Silver Spring Maryland, USA, will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. CDRH focuses on ensuring that patients and providers have access to safe and effective medical devices and radiation-emitting products…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10459