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Determining the mechanical performance and biocompatibility of an implantable medical device are crucial steps in evaluating the device’s safety and efficacy. A proposed new ASTM International standard will be used to help assess device performance by examining the potential for galvanic corrosion of implants. ASTM WK19883 , Test Method for Conducting and Evaluating Galvanic Corrosion Tests of…, ASTM Committee F04 Next Meeting:, May 6-9, 2014, May Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Shari Nathanson Rosenbloom, Ph.D., Corrosion Testing Laboratories Inc., Newark, Del., Phone: 302-454-8200; shari@corrosionlab.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9537
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An ASTM International symposium on metal-on-metal total hip replacement devices held in May 2012 identified unmet standardization needs. One such need was for a standard that deals with the collection and analysis of explanted hip implants in order to understand their in-vivo performance. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Order 522 mandates orthopaedic companies to carry out…, ASTM Committee F04 Next Meeting:, May 6-9, 2014, May Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Richard Underwood, Ph.D., Exponent, Philadelphia, Pa., Phone: 215-594-8800, ext. 8875; runderwood@exponent.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9524
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ASTM International Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry, Ores and Related Materials will hold a workshop, “Impact of Accreditation on Reference Materials and Method Development in Analytical Laboratories Supporting the Metals and Ores Industries,” on May 19, 2014, at the Gaithersburg, Md., campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The workshop will occur the day before the…, ASTM Committee E01 Next Meeting:, May 20-21, 2014, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Technical Contacts:, Patrick Cole, ATI Allvac, Monroe, N.C., Phone: 704-289-4511, ext. 1317; pat.cole@ATImetals.com ; and John Sieber, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-3920; john.sieber@nist.gov ; , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9501
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will be used in the design, development, quality control and comparison of a variety of collagen-based medical products, including surgical implants, delivery vehicles for therapeutic cells or molecules and substrates for tissue engineered medical products. ASTM WK43011 , Specification for Characterization and Standardization of Polymerizable Collagen-…, ASTM Committee F04 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-14, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Sherry Voytik-Harbin, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, Phone: 765-496-6128; harbins@purdue.edu ; Tetsuro Wakatsuki, InvivoSciences Inc., Phone: 608-713-0149; tetsuro@invivosciences.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9490
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All interested parties are welcome to join in the development of a proposed new ASTM International standard that will provide guidance on how to conduct axial, bending and torsional fatigue testing of stents. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK23330 , Guide for in Vitro Axial, Bending and Torsional Durability Testing of Vascular Stents, is being developed by Subcommittee F04.30 on Cardiovascular…, ASTM Task Group F04.30.06 Next Meeting:, Nov. 21, 2013, FDA White Oak Campus, Silver Spring, Md., Technical Contact:, Brian Choules, MED Institute Inc., West Lafayette, Ind., Phone: 765-463-7537; choules@medinst.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9471
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A new ASTM International standard will provide a consistent method for analyzing hip stems used in hip replacement surgery. The new standard, ASTM F2996 , Practice for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of Nonmodular Metallic Orthopaedic Hip Femoral Stems, was developed by Subcommittee F04.22 on Arthroplasty , part of ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices . “…, ASTM Committee F04 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-14, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Jeffrey Sprague, Smith and Nephew, Memphis, Tenn., Phone: 901-399-5215; j eff.sprague@smithnephew.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9458
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A proposed new nitric acid extraction standard being developed by ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials will be used to protect water used for drinking, recreational and agricultural purposes from environmental impacts. ASTM WK42045 , Practice for Nitric Acid-Extraction of Elements from Ores and Related Metallurgical Materials Using Closed Vessel…, ASTM Committee E01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 10-13, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Charles H. Bucknam, Newmont Metallurgical Technologies, Englewood, Colo., Phone: 303-798-4430; charles.bucknam@newmont.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9387
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A new ASTM International guide addresses variable labeling within the orthopedic implant industry. ASTM F2943 , Guide for Presentation of End User Labeling Information for Orthopedic Implants Used in Joint Arthroplasty, was developed by Subcommittee F04.22 on Arthroplasty , part of ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices . “During an orthopedic surgery, the…, ASTM Committee F04 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-15, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Kent Jason Lowry, M.D., Ministry Medical Group, Rhinelander, Wis., Phone: 715-369-2300; klortho@newnorth.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9386
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ASTM Fence Committee Approves New Standards on Ornamental Aluminum Fencing and Polymer Privacy SlatsASTM International Committee F14 on Fences has recently approved two new standards: ASTM F2957 , Specification for Ornamental Aluminum Fence Systems; and ASTM F3000/F3000M , Specification for Polymer Privacy Insert Slats for Chain Link Fabric and Privacy Chain Link Fabric Manufactured Containing Pre-Installed Privacy Slats., Ornamental Aluminum Fence Systems, ASTM F2957 was developed by Subcommittee F14.35 on Architectural Metal Fence Systems. The new standard defines minimum selection criteria and test procedures to ensure product users that an ornamental aluminum fence system has sufficient strength to withstand reasonable loads and forces, and has the appropriate combination of material and organic coating surface protection to withstand effects of…, Polymer Privacy Insert Slats, ASTM F3000/F3000M is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence and Wire Accessories . ASTM F3000/F3000M covers both inserted slats that are placed into chain link fabric after the fence has been installed as well as slats that are pre-inserted into chain link mesh during the link weaving process. According to William Ullrich, principal, Link Consulting LLC, and an F14…, ASTM Committee F14 Next Meeting:, June 25, 2013, ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Technical Contact:, (ASTM F2957) Larry Burkholder, Digger Specialties Inc., Bremen, Ind., Phone: 574-546-5999; lburkholder@diggerspecialties.com; (ASTM F3000/F3000M) William Ullrich, Link Consulting LLC, Annapolis, Md., Phone: 410-849-2610; bullrich.link@comcast.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9375
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ASTM F2989 is a new ASTM International standard that covers unalloyed titanium components that are used for surgical implants. The new Specification for Metal Injection Molded Unalloyed Titanium Components for Surgical Implant Applications was developed by Subcommittee F04.12 on Metallurgical Materials , part of ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices . …, ASTM Committee F04 Next Meeting:, May 21-24, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Matthias Scharvogel, Element 22 GmbH, Kiel, Germany, Phone: +49-431-659-4620; matthias.scharvogel@element22.de, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9336