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Medical Device Testing Guide - Toxikon Corporation

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CYTOTOXICITY TESTS—USP <br />

Rev. May 2010<br />

UA01-1<br />

UA02-1<br />

PURPOSE: Cytotoxicity in-vitro screening assays are used to assess – in a fast and sensitive way – the biocompatibility of the<br />

test material (extract) when in contact with a specific cell culture.<br />

MEM Elution-Sample needed: 120 cm² 0.5 mm thick, 60 cm² 0.5 mm thick, or 4 g<br />

The ―in-vitro‖ biological reactivity of the L929 mouse fibroblast cell culture is determined in response to an extract of the test<br />

material. The cells are allowed to grow to sub-confluency in tissue culture plates. An extract of the test material is prepared in<br />

Minimum Essential Media (MEM), which is transferred onto the cell layer in duplicate. The plates are incubated for fortyeight<br />

hours at 37°C in a 5% CO 2 incubator, and scored for reactivity at twenty-four and forty-eight hours on a scale from Grade<br />

0 (no reactivity) to Grade 4 (severe reactivity). The test item is considered non-cytotoxic if none of the cultures exposed to the<br />

test item shows greater than mild reactivity (Grade 2).<br />

Approximate turnaround time is two to three weeks.<br />

Agar Diffusion-Sample needed: 3 cm 2 , 1 g, or 1mL<br />

This assay determines the biological reactivity of the L929, a mammalian monolayer cell culture in response to a test material.<br />

The test is designed for a variety of solid and liquid test materials. The cells are allowed to grow to approximately 80%<br />

confluency in cell culture dishes and then overlaid with an agarose layer. The test material is placed over the agar layer, which<br />

protects the cells from mechanical damage while allowing the diffusion of leachables from the test material onto the cell layer.<br />

The plates are incubated for forty-eight hours at 37°C in a 5% CO 2 incubator and scored for reactivity at twenty-four and fortyeight<br />

hours on a scale from Grade 0 (no reactivity) to Grade 4 (severe reactivity). The test item is considered non-cytotoxic if<br />

none of the cultures exposed to the test item shows greater than mild reactivity (Grade 2).<br />

Approximate turnaround time is two to three weeks.<br />

CLASS TEST FOR PLASTICS—USP <br />

PURPOSE: The USP Class tests are designed to determine the biological response of animals to direct and/or indirect contact<br />

with a test material.<br />

UB01-1<br />

UB01-2<br />

UB01-3<br />

UB01-4<br />

UB01-5<br />

UB01-6<br />

Class<br />

Systemic Toxicity<br />

Intracutaneous Reactivity<br />

Implant<br />

NaCl CSO EtOH PEG NaCl CSO EtOH PEG<br />

I X ─ ─ X ─ ─ ─ ─<br />

II X ─ X ─ X ─ X ─ ─<br />

III X X X X X ─ X ─ ─<br />

IV X X X ─ X X X ─ X<br />

V X X X X X X X X ─<br />

VI X X X X X X X X X<br />

*Note: “X” indicates testing required<br />

Class I<br />

Sample needed: 120 cm 2 < 0.5 mm thick, 60 cm 2 0.5 mm thick, or 4g<br />

Approximate turnaround time is four weeks.<br />

Class II<br />

Sample needed: 240 cm 2 < 0.5 mm thick, 120 cm 2 0.5 mm thick, or 8g<br />

Approximate turnaround time is four weeks.<br />

Class III<br />

Sample needed: 480 cm 2 < 0.5 mm thick, 1200 cm 2 0.5 mm thick, or 16g<br />

Approximate turnaround time is four weeks.<br />

Class IV<br />

Sample needed: Extraction-360 cm 2 < 0.5 mm thick, 180 cm 2 0.5 mm thick, or 12g<br />

Implant-12 pieces at 1mm x 1mm x 10 mm<br />

Approximate turnaround time is four to five weeks.<br />

Class V<br />

Sample needed: 480 cm 2 < 0.5 mm thick, 240 cm 2 0.5 mm thick, or 16g<br />

Approximate turnaround time is four weeks.<br />

Class VI<br />

Sample needed: Extraction-480 cm²

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