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AAMI 10993 13 2010 RA 2014

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ANSI/AAMI/ISO 10993-13-2010/(R)2014 – Biological evaluation of medical devices-Part 13: Identification and quantification of degradation products from polymeric devices

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Describes general requirements for the design of tests in a simulated environment for identifying and quantifying degradation products from finished polymeric medical devices ready for clinical use.

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1 ANSI/AAMI/ISO 10993-13:2010/(R)2014, Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 13: Identification and quantification of degradation products from polymeric medical devices
2 Objectives and uses of AAMI standards and recommended practices
3 Title page
4 AAMI Standard
Copyright information
5 Contents
6 Glossary of equivalent standards
8 Committee representation
9 Background of ANSI/AAMI adoption of ISO 10993-13
10 Foreword
12 Introduction
13 1 Scope
2 Normative references
14 3 Terms and definitions
4 Degradation test methods
4.1 General procedures
4.1.1 Test design
15 4.1.2 Sample preparation
4.1.3 Initial material characterization
4.1.4 Test solutions and apparatus
4.1.4.1 Test solutions
4.1.4.1.1 General
4.1.4.1.2 Test solutions for hydrolytic degradation
16 4.1.4.1.3 Test solutions for oxidative degradation
4.1.4.2 Container
4.1.4.3 Balance
4.1.4.4 Drying apparatus
4.1.4.5 Vacuum source
4.1.4.6 Separation apparatus
17 4.1.5 Number of test samples
4.1.6 Shape and size of test samples
4.1.7 Mass/volume ratio
4.1.8 Sample pre-treatment
4.1.9 pH range
18 4.1.10 Determination of the mass balance
4.1.11 Final material characterization
4.2 Accelerated degradation test
4.2.1 Temperature
4.2.2 Test periods
4.3 Real-time degradation test in a simulated environment
4.3.1 Temperature
19 4.3.2 Test period
5 Test procedures
5.1 General
5.2 Initial material characterization
5.3 Accelerated degradation test
5.3.1 Measurement of initial mass
5.3.2 Separation of sample, debris and solution
5.3.2.1 Separation by filtering
5.3.2.2 Separation by centrifuging
20 5.3.3 Analysis
5.3.3.1 Determination of mass balance
5.3.3.2 Final material characterization (sample and debris)
5.3.4 Evaluation
5.3.4.1 General
5.3.4.2 Case 1 (No/No)
5.3.4.3 Case 2 (No/Yes)
5.3.4.4 Case 3 (Yes/No)
21 5.3.4.5 Case 4 (Yes/Yes)
22 5.4 Real-time degradation test in a simulated environment
5.4.1 Measurement of initial mass
5.4.2 Separation of sample, debris and solution
5.4.2.1 Separation by filtering
5.4.2.2 Separation by centrifuging
5.4.3 Analysis
5.4.3.1 Determination of mass balance
5.4.3.2 Final material characterization (sample and debris)
5.4.4 Evaluation
5.4.4.1 General
5.4.4.2 Case 1 (No/No)
23 5.4.4.3 Case 2 (No/Yes)
5.4.4.4 Case 3 (Yes/No)
5.4.4.5 Case 4 (Yes/Yes)
6 Test report
25 Annex A Analytical methods
26 Annex B Environmental stress cracking (ESC) of polymers
B.1 General
B.2 Types of polymer impacted
B.3 Models for testing
27 B.4 Evaluation of results
B.4.1 Biological impact
B.4.2 Device performance
B.5 Reporting of results
28 Bibliography
AAMI 10993 13 2010 RA 2014
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