 Dr. Jerry Nelson Nelson Laboratories Chief Science Officer Visit Website |
Jerry R. Nelson, Laboratory Director at Nelson Laboratories, has a PhD in microbiology and immunology from the University of Utah. He is a member of numerous standards-writing committees and associations, including the New York Academy of Sciences, American Society for Quality, Parenteral Drug Association, American Society of Testing and Materials, Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, and the American Society for Microbiology. In addition to having published dozens of articles, he is also an adjunct professor of bioengineering at the University of Utah and an adjunct assistant professor of microbiology at Brigham Young University. Jerry was named by MPMN's sister publication, MD+DI, as one of the Top 100 Notable Individuals in the medical device industry.
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Sterilization and Biocompatibility Q&A
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Do you need to perform a biocompatibility assessment on a non-patient-contacting device—for instance, sterile interface cables used in conjuction with electrophysiology catheters?Answered July 27th, 2011 by Expert:According to the ISO 10993 standard, you should perform biocompatibility testing only on material that directly or indirectly contacts the patient. Thus, if the material does not contact the patient, testing is not necessary.