Recognized standard

F3276-19

FDA recognition 8-524 · ASTM · Materials

Key facts

Recognition number 8-524
Designation F3276-19
Title Standard Guide for Using a Force Tester to Evaluate the Performance of a Brush Part Designed to Clean the External Surface of a Medical Device
Standards developer ASTM International
Specialty area Materials
Date of entry Dec 23, 2019
Scope (excerpt) 1.1 This guide describes methods for characterizing the efficacy, under prescribed laboratory conditions, of a brush part designed to clean the external surface of a medical device. The method utilizes force testers to mechanically actuate a brush part across a surface at a constant rate and…

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