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ethide Laboratories, Inc.Celebrating forty three years of quality testing services
Chemistry Toxicology

Sterility
Bioburden
Sterilization Validations
Environmental Monitoring
Package Integrity
Consulting Services

Physical tests are an essential part of the evaluation of the integrity of sterile medial device packages and packaging materials. The selection of test methods should take into consideration the materials, package design, type of sterilization and shelf-life stability. Several tests are offered which follow ANSI/AAMI/ISO, ASTM, PDA and FDA recommended practices and guidelines.

APPLICABLE TEST PROFILES
  • Package Integrity - Peel Strength - ASTM Method
  • Package Integrity - Accelerated Aging Q10 Coefficient Method
  • Shelf Life Sterility - Accelerated Aging / Real-Time expiration dating
  • Dye Injection - Leak Test Method
  • Vacuum Challenge, Agar Challenge, Closure Challenge Methods


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