Surgical Product

Department of Health and Social Security (1981). Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices and Surgical Products. 1981. London Her Majesty s Stationery Office. 

Skocypec, R. (1984). Installation and equipment performance qualification of gas sterilizers. In Sterilization Validation of Medical Devices and Surgical Products. EUCOMED International Conference, May 16-17,1984. 

The Blue Guide is the only one of the pivotal regulatory documents that is particular to sterile products ( Sterile Medical Devices and Surgical Products ). In its 1990 revision, it has adopted the principles, style, and content of International (ISO 9000 to 9004), European (EN 29000 to 29004), and British Standards Organizations (BS S750) requirements for integrated quality assurance systems. Additional requirements specific to sterile products are included. 

Current address 3M Company, Health Care Specialties Division, 260-3A-04 3M Center, Saint Paul, MN 55144 Current address 3M Company, Medical/Surgical Products Division, 270-2N-05 3M Center, Saint Paul, MN 55144... 

F. Surgical Products Preoperative Skin Preparations and Surgical Scrubs... 

Shalaby, S. W. and Koelmel, D. F., Flexible Copolymers of p-(Hydroxy-alkoxy) Benzoic Acid and Compliant Surgical Products, Particularly Sutures, U.S. Patent (to Ethicon, Inc.) 4,543,952, 1985. 

Industrial uses industrial products, medical surgical products, nonwoven products, tire cord. 

Where items or products are referred to in this chapter the terms will mean all the products for which pharmacy is responsible. Depending on the local policies these may include healthcare services, other healthcare products such as dressings and other medical and surgical products. The chapter covers all aspects of procurement in a pharmacy but is focused on the needs of the preparing department which may have its own independent procurement section or may be part of the main (hospital) pharmacy procurement function. Whatever is the arrangement the preparing section must take responsibility for the products that it uses and makes. 

We would like to think that a major move from reusable products towards single-use products is perhaps an over-reaction, which may have some major cost and enviromnental drawbacks. However, there is no doubt that manufacturers of single-use surgical products will use the issue of infectious diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob, SARS and EBOLA, for promotional marketing purposes. 

Only a very small percentage of rayon Is still used by the rubber industry. Rayon still retains many of its traditional markets however. Very large quantities of rayon are used to make blouses, dresses, lingerie, jackets, slacks, shirts, and sportswear. Also, rayon is used to make bedspreads, sheets, tablecloths, curtains, blankets, and slipcovers. In addition, rayon still has many industrial uses in medicine, nonwoven products, surgical products, feminine hygiene products, and so on. 

Graham. (1999). Personal Communication. Smith and Nephew Surgical Products. 

Several types of adhesives, mainly hot melts, are employed in the construction of diapers, sanitary, medical, and surgical products. In the past, this application was solidly held by polyolefin hot melts. However, styrenic block copolymers are rapidly penetrating this market. They are elastomeric, thus have the advantage of stretchability. The principal bonding operation is adhering the nonwoven absorptive web... 

Based on the weekly capacity of the distribution centers and the demand rate for medical-surgical products by the hospitals, and the cost per unit to transport between any two points, the analysis shows, for example, that the Northeast Maryland distribution location has... 

Silk is a valuable material that is used for sewing threads, apparel products, and home textiles, as well as for technical and cosmetic products. As ready-made product, silk is predominantly used in women s and men s outerwear such as blouses, shirts, scarves, drapery, ties, and elegant evening wear. Silk is also used for linings, intimate wear, and kimonos. In the area of home textiles, silk is used mainly for fancy tapestry, upholstery fabrics, wallpapers, velvet, plush, and carpets. In the area of technical fabrics, silk is used for typewriter ribbons, as isolation material, in surgical products, or special fishing twines. Silk powder is added to lipsticks, skin creams, and soaps. 

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