We've assembled links here with additional information regarding
topics that may be of interest to you..
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| www.lso-inc.com
| Life Science Outsourcing. Full service outsourcing for medical devices. Services include
assembly, packaging and sterilization. Go to the web site for
more information.
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| www.ista.org
| The International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
home page. An organization that develops test standards for
transit and handling tests to determine the ability of the package/product
to withstand the rigors of transportation and handling. ISTA
standards are recognized by the both the FDA and ISO.
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| www.astm.org
| The American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) home page. Allows you to purchase specific ASTM standards
online. ASTM develops standards for a multitude of industries
and tests. The standards most relevant to medical packaging
are listed in our MPT web site.
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| www.iso.ch/index.htm
| The International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) web site. Much like the FDA site in complexity. Allows
you to order documents online.
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| www.fda.gov
| The FDA web site. Access to guidance documents
and other information. This site is a little overwhelming at
first but the search capabilities are excellent and just take
some practice to master.
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| www.fda.gov/cdrh/
qsr/13pkgng.html
| The specific section of the QSR manual that relates
to packaging design and validation.
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| www.fibrebox.org
| The Fibre Box Association (FBA). Some basic information
about corrugated paperboard.
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| www.devicelink.com
| Medical Device Link is a web site covering the
medical packaging industry.
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| packaging.hp.com
/testing
| This section of Hewlett/Packard's web site covers
distribution system testing.
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