Biography |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Introduction to polymers and plastics for medical devices |
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1.1 History of medical devices |
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1.2 What are medical devices |
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1.4 Material used in medical devices |
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1.5 Importance of plastics in medical devices |
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11 | (2) |
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1.6 General requirements of materials to qualify for medical devices |
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13 | (2) |
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1.7 Global nature of medical devices |
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15 | (1) |
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1.8 Socioeconomic factors |
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16 | (11) |
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22 | (5) |
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2 Classification of medical devices |
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2.1 Role of Food and Drug Administration |
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27 | (1) |
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2.2 Classification of medical devices |
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28 | (5) |
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2.3 Why are devices classified? |
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33 | (1) |
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2.4 Device classification panels |
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33 | (1) |
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2.6 Emergency use authorization |
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35 | (1) |
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2.7 Premarket notification, 510(k) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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2.9 Postapproval market requirements |
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38 | (2) |
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2.10 FDA's Accelerated Approval Program |
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40 | (1) |
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2.11 FDA's Breakthrough Devices Program |
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41 | (4) |
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42 | (3) |
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3 Selection of materials for construction of medical devices |
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45 | (20) |
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3.1 Overview of materials |
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45 | (4) |
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3.2 Material requirements for medical device qualification |
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49 | (16) |
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63 | (2) |
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4 Classification of plastics and elastomers used in medical devices |
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4.1 Performance-based selection of plastics and elastomers for medical devices |
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66 | (4) |
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4.2 Plastics and elastomers used in FDA class I devices |
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70 | (9) |
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77 | (2) |
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5 Low performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices |
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79 | (12) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (3) |
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5.4 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (4) |
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89 | (2) |
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6 Medium-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices |
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91 | (14) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (3) |
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6.3 Polymethyl methacrylate |
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6.4 Polybutylene terephthalate |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (2) |
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6.6 Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
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100 | (5) |
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102 | (3) |
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7 High-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices |
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105 | (24) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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7.6 Polyphenylene sulfide |
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115 | (2) |
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7.7 Polyvinylidene fluoride |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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7.10 Thermoplastic polyurethane |
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122 | (2) |
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7.11 Thermoplastic elastomer |
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124 | (5) |
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126 | (3) |
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8 Plastics fabrication techniques |
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129 | (18) |
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8.1 Machining of plastics |
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129 | (10) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (2) |
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8.4 Two-part molding (silicone molding) |
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143 | (4) |
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144 | (3) |
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9 Plastic medical device manufacturing processes |
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147 | (16) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (3) |
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9.3 Injection molding process |
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151 | (2) |
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9.4 Catheter manufacturing process |
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153 | (5) |
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9.5 Other secondary operations |
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158 | (5) |
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162 | (1) |
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10 Therapeutic applications of medical devices |
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163 | (46) |
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164 | (5) |
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10.2 Cardiovascular heart rhythm |
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169 | (9) |
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178 | (7) |
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10.4 Interventional cardiology |
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185 | (6) |
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10.5 Thoracic drainage systems |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (4) |
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10.7 In vitro diagnostics |
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197 | (12) |
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203 | (6) |
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11 Applications of biobased polymers in medical devices |
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209 | (14) |
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209 | (1) |
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11.2 Implantable medical devices |
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210 | (8) |
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11.3 Diagnostics and labware devices |
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218 | (1) |
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11.4 Healthcare electronic devices |
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218 | (1) |
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11.5 Medical mask and medical tubing |
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219 | (4) |
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219 | (4) |
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12 Regulatory requirements for medical devices |
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223 | (18) |
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223 | (1) |
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12.2 The Food and Drug Administration |
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224 | (9) |
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12.3 European Union Commission |
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233 | (1) |
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12.4 Other global agencies |
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234 | (4) |
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12.5 International Medical Device Regulators Forum |
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238 | (3) |
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239 | (2) |
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13 Market trends and global sourcing of medical devices |
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241 | (10) |
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13.1 Market trends toward increased safety and quality of medical devices |
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241 | (2) |
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13.2 Market trends in the medical device industry |
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243 | (2) |
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13.3 Global sourcing of plastics |
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245 | (6) |
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248 | (3) |
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14 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices |
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251 | (10) |
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14.1 Overview--reusable medical devices |
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251 | (1) |
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14.2 FDA guidance on reprocessing |
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252 | (1) |
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14.3 Factors affecting quality of reprocessing |
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253 | (2) |
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14.4 Cleaning validation--reusable medical devices |
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255 | (1) |
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14.5 Validation of the final microbicidal process |
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256 | (1) |
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14.6 Reusable medical device labeling |
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256 | (2) |
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14.7 Reprocessing of single-use medical devices |
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258 | (3) |
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259 | (2) |
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15 Economics and future direction of medical devices |
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261 | (16) |
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15.1 Understanding the economics of medical device cost |
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261 | (9) |
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15.2 Migration of device manufacturing, validation and use |
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270 | (7) |
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274 | (3) |
Index |
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