Leak testing medical devices.
Products and packaging require leak detection for quality assurance. This article compares and contrasts the two commonly used methods of pressure decay and trace gas testing and provides examples of using these techniques on a catheter and a sealed, impermeable pack.
Medical Engineering Technologies Ltd, Hythe, UK. m.turner@met.uk.com
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D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D008283:Maintenance / Q000379:methods*; D012212:Rheology / Q000295:instrumentation*