Medical Device Chemical Characterization & Biological Safety Evaluation
Medical Device Chemical Characterization & Biological Safety Evaluation
Ensuring the safety, performance, and regulatory compliance of medical devices requires comprehensive chemical characterization and biological evaluation throughout the product lifecycle. Our services support manufacturers with extractables and leachables studies, biocompatibility testing, degradation assessment, drug-device combination analysis, hazardous substance screening, and packaging compatibility evaluation. Serving medical devices, combination products, pharmaceutical packaging, chemical drugs, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and related healthcare products, we provide scientifically sound analytical solutions to support product development, regulatory submissions, quality assurance, and market approval.
Services
Corresponding technical methods
Extractables / Unknown Leachables Studies
Known Leachables Studies
Chemical Drug Structure Confirmation
(1)Conduct extraction testing on samples to collect extracts; (2). Test extracts, divided into three fractions (volatiles, semi-volatiles, non-volatiles), with appropriate methods selected for each; (3)Calculate sample AET; method detection limits must be below AET; (4) Analyze test results, output substances above AET with semi-quantitative results; (5)risk assessment of semi-quantitative results
Methodology study + quantitative testing + toxicological risk assessment. (1) Perform extraction testing for target substances to obtain extracts; (2) Select appropriate scheme for analytical methodology study of target substances in samples; (3)Quantitatively test specified substances; (4) Conduct toxicological risk assessment of specified substances)
Known leachables analysis + chemical equivalence comparison (1. Perform identical analysis based on prior known leachables study data; 2. Use the same method as the competitor product to conduct known leachables analysis)
Other
Customized according to specific project requirements
In Vitro Degradation Testing
Preparation of degradation media (commonly used: PBS, physiological saline); sampling at specified degradation conditions and time points; analysis of specified marker content in degradation fluids; plotting degradation curves; confirming whether sample degrades and degradation endpoint; analysis of final degradation products; verification of degradation mechanism
Chemical Drug Testing
TCM Testing
(1)Molecular weight series: MALDI-TOF, Q-TOF, HRMS, GPC or SEC-MALLS, etc.; (2) Particle size, single-crystal diffraction, XRD, 2D/3D Raman, etc.; (3)Essentially the same as tests for polymeric materials.
Same as other tests.
Various Major Instrument Tests or Index-Specific Testing
Various major instruments
RoHS Four/Six/Ten Items, REACH 2.0, Halogens, Heavy Metals, etc.
(1) Essentially the same as other testing; (2)Special note: standards are typically YY or Pharmacopoeia standards; (3) Such tests generally require CNAS accreditation, and some even GLP compliance.
Chemical Drug Testing
TCM Testing
(1)Essentially the same as other testing; (2) Special note: standards are typically YY or Pharmacopoeia standards; (3) Such tests generally require CNAS accreditation, and some even GLP compliance.
(1)Essentially the same as other testing; (2)Generally Pharmacopoeia standards are predominant; those not covered by Pharmacopoeia are rare.
Compatibility Studies (Migration/Adsorption/Particulate Matter Evaluation)
(1)Composition analysis to confirm material composition; (2) Non-volatile residues in extracts; (3) Cytotoxicity testing; (4) Insoluble particulates; (5)Known leachables analysis; (6) Migration testing; (7)Adsorption testing
Routine Three / Five Items
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Drug Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis and Release
Metal Ion Release
Drug Adsorption
Methodology validation + simulated release apparatus + HPLC/GC (1) Quantitative methodology for specified drugs; (2) Theoretical content; (3) Design and implementation of simulated drug release testing; (4)Release curve analysis).
Extraction testing (90 days) + methodology validation (1) Extraction testing with continuous renewal of extraction medium, generally over 90 days; (2) Elemental methodology).
Adsorption test apparatus + methodology validation (1) Quantitative methodology study; (2)Prepare post-use test samples per instructions for use, with blank controls; (3) Calculate adsorption rate based on blank and sample test results).