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Vascular Prosthesis Standards: A Manufacturer's Viewpoint
Author(s) -
Snyder Roger
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1986.tb02599.x
Subject(s) - medical instrumentation , prosthesis , medicine , instrumentation (computer programming) , vascular access , engineering , intensive care medicine , computer science , surgery , cardiology , hemodialysis , operating system
A review of the state of current commercial vascular grafts and the types of tests proposed by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Vascular Prosthesis Draft Standard is presented. The philosophy of the standard and the types of products covered are discussed. Several areas requiring additional development are noted. The status and future of the standard are now up to the general user community.