Note: This is the final part of the medical devices particle testing tech talk, see part 1 and part 2 . Once the particulate test metho...

Another area where the FDA has spent some of their focus is on particulates generated by medical devices.  A particulate is defined by USP 7...

In the last few years the US FDA has been asking more questions about color additives (colorants) in medical devices.  A colorant is what ma...

I previously discussed testing medical devices in blood here (in 2007!), but I think I did a poor job of it and I’d like to revisit it. ...

I thought I’d move into a newer area for medical devices, stroke treatment.  Stroke affects more than 700,000 people a year in the US alone...

One important consideration to take into account while designing and testing medical devices is how they’re going to be used. In the case of...

Tech Talk – Medical Device Catheter Bonding For my second tech talk I thought I’d briefly cover catheter bonding. The typical vascular cat...

I sometimes enjoy The Oil Drum’s tech talks , so I thought I’d give one a try. Guide wires, or guidewires, are used in the vasculature to a...