title: Micro Computer Tomography for medical device and pharmaceutical packaging analysis.
abstract: Biomedical device and medicine product manufacturing are long processes facing global competition. As technology evolves with time, the level of quality, safety and reliability increases simultaneously. Micro Computer Tomography (Micro CT) is a tool allowing a deep investigation of products: it can contribute to quality improvement. This article presents the numerous applications of Micro CT for medical device and pharmaceutical packaging analysis. The samples investigated confirmed CT suitability for verification of integrity, measurements and defect detections in a non-destructive manner.
authors.affiliation: Complaint and Counterfeit Department, Quality Control for Commercial Bulk Products, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Wurmisweg, CH-4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland. Electronic address: florine.hindelang@roche.com.
authors.forename: Florine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hindelang
authors.affiliation: Complaint and Counterfeit Department, Quality Control for Commercial Bulk Products, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Wurmisweg, CH-4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland. Electronic address: raphael.zurbach@roche.com.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zurbach
authors.affiliation: Complaint and Counterfeit Department, Quality Control for Commercial Bulk Products, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Wurmisweg, CH-4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland. Electronic address: yves.roggo@roche.com.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Roggo
mesh_terms: D004349:Drug Packaging / Q000592:standards*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055114:X-Ray Microtomography / Q000379:methods
keywords: 3D imaging; Defect detection; Medical device; Quality control; X-ray microtomography