ASTM F1831-24

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Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics

Annotation of standard text ASTM F1831-24 :

This specification covers the minimum safety and performance standards that a manufacturer should meet with regards to the design, manufacture, testing, labeling, and documentation of cranial traction tongs and halo external spinal immobilization devices intended for use on humans for therapeutic purposes. It is, however, not to be construed as production methods, quality control techniques, manufacturer´s lot criteria, or clinical recommendations for such. Requirements to which the devices shall be tested on and conform accordingly to are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility, mechanical integrity, design performance, induced current flow, and current induced heating.

Keywords:

cranial traction tongs, halo external fixation device, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility,, ICS Number Code 11.040.40 (Implants for surgery, prothetics and orthotics)