When cleaning parts, there is general cleaning and then there is precision cleaning. Both types are important in medical device manufacturing, but precision cleaning -- repeatable removal of contaminants to a specified, usually validated standard -- has become more prevalent in part because of increasingly stringent Food and Drug Administration oversight of the manufacturing process, resulting in stricter process QC.
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Originally published on CTE: 2013-09-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/sound-advice-how-implement-precision-ultrasonic-cleaning-medical-parts-and-implants/
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