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Proposed New ASTM Standard Will Help to Assure Implantable Medical Device Safety

2013-12-12 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

ASTM WK19883, Test Method for Conducting and Evaluating Galvanic Corrosion Tests of Medical Implant Devices, is being developed by Subcommittee F04.15 on Material Test Methods. Cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurovascular, and dental implants will be evaluated using this standard. Making sure these devices do not experience galvanic corrosion helps assure they are biocompatible and can function as intended in the human body without degrading or eliciting an unwanted response. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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