ISO 10993-23:2021 Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 23: Tests for irritation.

ISO 10993-23:2021 Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 23: Tests for irritation. The long-awaited ISO 10993-23 Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 23: Tests for irritation has been finally published!   Irritation tests of medical devices were taken out from ISO 10993-10, and now are fully described in dedicated ISO 10993-23 – many changes have been introduced…   This documents describes a stepwise approach for irritation testing of medical device. Furthermore, a new in vitro alternative test using Reconstituted human Epidermis was described.   Are you looking for gap analysis of your irritation tests? Or maybe you need your device to be complied with the latest ISO 10993-23?   Just contact us – we are ready to test medical devices in accordance to the latest ISO 10993-23!

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