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Interested parties are invited to participate in the development of a proposed new ASTM International standard that will, once approved, facilitate consistent test methods and more reproducible results in hazardous materials package testing. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK32937 , Guide for Determining Acceptable Nonhazardous Filling Substances for Packagings Subjected to the United Nations…
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Adding Another Level of Safety in Patient Care ASTM Subcommittee D10.32 on Consumer, Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging has recently completed an significant revision to ASTM D4774 , Specification for User Applied Drug Labels in Anesthesiology, and approved a new standard, ASTM D7709 , Test Methods for Measuring Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) of Pharmaceutical Bottles and Blisters.…
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Hydrogels are highly hydrated polymer networks that will play an increasingly important role in the realm of regenerative medicine over the next decade. The reason for the growth of hydrogels is twofold: • Advances in polymer synthesis enable the manufacture of tailored, environmentally sensitive gels; and • A paradigm shift in tissue engineering toward using the body as a bioreactor to repair…, ASTM Committee F04 Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-18, 2011, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Melissa Mather, University of Nottingham, Great Britain, Phone: +011-44-5951-5337; melissa.mather@nottingham.ac.uk, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicarie@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8882
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The latest in a series of ASTM International standards developed for the characterization of mobile bearing knees prior to implementation has now been approved by ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices. The new standard, ASTM F2777 , Test Method for Evaluating Knee Bearing (Tibial Insert) Endurance and Deformation Under High Flexion, is under the…
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Evaluating potential irritant effects to skin is an important part of the overall safety assessment of many consumer products, including feminine hygiene products, fabrics and diapers. The normal use of these products involves contact with the skin, while continuous friction through normal movement can result in mechanical irritation. A new ASTM International standard can now be used to test both…
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ASTM International Committee D10 on Packaging will conduct a workshop on Packaging on Oct. 12 from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. CDT at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. The workshop will be held during the standards development meetings of Committee D10. Following a welcome by Marilyn Baker, senior innovation consultant in global quality, The Coca-Cola Co., and a current member of ASTM…
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Subcommittee F04.25 on Spinal Devices has been proactive in developing and advancing standards that can be used by the medical community for testing prosthetic devices in their early stages of development. The latest F04.25 standard to provide this opportunity is ASTM F2790 , Practice for Static and Dynamic Characterization of Motion Preserving Lumbar Total Facet Prostheses. Subcommittee F04.25…
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ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices is developing two new proposed standards that will be used in the field of arthroplasty. Arthroplasties are surgical procedures that resurface, remodel, rebuild or replace arthritic or dysfunctional sites of the body with optimal goals including pain alleviation, a return to full range of motion, improvement in…
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In order to address highly variable labeling within the orthopedic implant industry, ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices is developing a proposed new standard that will create a uniform labeling system for implant manufacturers. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK27458 , Guide for Presentation of End-User Information on Implant Package Labeling, is under…
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