ASTM Standards for MRI Safety and Testing
MRI’s history traces back to the 1930s with Isidor Rabi’s discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, which demonstrated that atoms could emit radio waves in a magnetic…
IEEE 2621.1-2022: Wireless Diabetes Device Security
A growing number of people with diabetes are turning to wireless diabetes devices to monitor and manage their condition in an automated fashion. As diabetes…
AAMI TIR109:2025—External Transport of Medical Devices
The U.S. healthcare transportation market was valued at $21.82 billion in 2017 and is projected to grow to $31.51 billion globally by 2026. This growth…
Standards for Sleep Apnea: ISO 80601-2-70 and ISO 17510
Sleep apnea is more common than you may think. The National Sleep Foundation reported that sleep apnea likely affects as much as 20% of the population,…
ISO 7199:2024—Extracorporeal Oxygenators
Blood oxygenators, also known as artificial lungs, are medical devices capable of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood of human patients during surgical…
ISO 15004-2:2024—Ophthalmic Instruments Radiation Safety
The eyes are the most vital sensory organs. As such, minimizing eye ailments cases is essential. Ophthalmologists, optometrists, and eye surgeons use ophthalmic instruments to…
ANSI/AAMI ST58:2024—Health Care Facility Sterilization
Achieving disinfection and sterilization through the use of disinfectants and sterilization practices is critical for preventing medical and surgical instruments from transmitting infectious pathogens to…
ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023— Water for Processing Medical Devices
Healthcare facilities decontaminate and sterilize reusable medical devices numerous times prior to use. The reprocessing of medical devices includes several processes, and water quality plays…
ANSI/AAMI/ISO 14708-3:2017— Implantable Neurostimulators
Chronic pain can be a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Fortunately, advancements in neurostimulation technologies are providing relief to an unprecedented number of…