Biotest Laboratories, Inc. - Services

 

Services

Click on any of the following to get more detailed information about that service.

All services are covered by the ISO registration.

Contract Manufacturing & Packaging Laboratory Testing Consulting & Training
Assemblies
Blending & Filling
Kits
Labeling
Passivation
Pouch Sealing
Process Validation
Solvent Bonding
Tray Sealing
Tube Cutting
Ultrasonic Cleaning
UV Welding

Anti Microbial Effectiveness
Bacterial Endotoxin
Bioburden
Chemistry - Residual Analysis
General Microbiology
LAL (Pyrogen)
Microbial Limits
Sterility
 -Dry Heat
 -EtO (Ethylene oxide)
 -Radiation
 -Steam
Microbial Management (Evariology) 
Cleanroom/Cleanbench Practices
Microbiology (Bioburden, Sterility, LAL)
Packaging
Parametric Release
QSR Compliance
Sterilization
Validation
 -IQ
 -OQ
 -PQ
Microbial Management (Evariology)

 
Cleanroom / Cleanbench Certification Steam Sterilization Validation
Air Pressure
Airflow Measurements
Biological Monitoring
  (Environmental Bioburden)
Particle Counts
Microbial Management (Evariology)

 

Product Compatibility
R & D Testing
Routine Product Release
Validation
 
Execution of Validation
Lab Testing
Project Management
Protocol Development
Report Generation
 
Product Testing & Inspection    
Deltronic Dimensional Measurement
Microscopic Inspections
Non-Contact Measurement to Micron Level
Seal Integrity Testing
 -Burst Test (Trays and Pouches)
 -Dye Test
 -Peel Test
   

 

Services for validation of re-usable devices are also available.

 

ISO Certified 13485:2003    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accredited

FDA Registered/GMP    EN/ISO 17665 Registered

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Contract Manufacturing & Packaging

A wide variety of products flow through numerous semi-automated and manual manufacturing lines.

Products include: stainless steel and titanium implants, composite drug delivery systems, tubing sets, kits, catheter products, pharmaceutical manufacturing aids, surgical supplies and implantable micro-chips.

Packaging, labeling, bar coding, boxing and palletizing operations are established for most lines. Packaging includes pouches and trays for gamma, ethylene oxide and steam sterilized products. Upon client's request, Biotest Laboratories, Inc. will interface directly with the contract sterilizer. Small batch steam sterilization may be performed at Biotest Laboratories, Inc.

Cleaning and passivation lines are batch processes which may include the following rinses; alcohol, detergents, USP purified water, WFIr and/or specified HNO3 concentrations.

Process validation is recommended for routine manufacturing. In particular, chemical bonding, packaging, cleaning, passivation and sterilization processes should be validated.

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Consulting & Training

Biotest Laboratories staff members consult and frequently publish articles on a variety of subjects.  Since 2001, 15 articles have been published in the areas of sterilization, validation, process control, and controlled environments.

Types of Consulting Offered:

Gregg A. Mosley, Biotest Laboratories President, has more than 35 years of experience as a microbiologist, chemist, and biochemist.  He has served for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) for over 25 years and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2004.  He is lead instructor for the Industrial Sterilization Course, and Co-chair of both the Biological Indicator Committee and Industrial Moist Heat Sterilization Committee of AAMI.

Gregg served on the editorial board for the international publication Journal of QUALITY ASSURANCE: Good Practice, Regulation and Law and currently serves in a similar capacity for the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (IEST) Journal and Controlled Environments magazine.

Utilizing the application of Evariology, our consultants have the tools and knowledge to trend organism populations in your controlled environments over time and provide guidance for managing microorganisms throughout your facility. 

 

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Cleanroom/Cleanbench Testing and Certification

Testing includes: particle counts, leak testing, air flow measurements, air exchange calculations, manometer or magnehelic gauge calibrations, and microbiological testing.

A complete test plan protocol can be developed at the client's request. Reports list all raw data, room diagrams, HEPA's and returns, test points, procedures and equipment. Equipment is calibrated and NIST Traceable.

The in-house laboratory allows for faster cleanroom testing results.  Microbiology testing may include:

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Steam Sterilization

Current contract sterilization includes: medical devices, diagnostics, drug delivery systems and components. These include routine sterilization for product release, product compatibility studies, sterilization validation, verification studies that mimic hospital cycles for producers of non-sterile products and R & D test cycles.

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Validation

The Validation Department assists clients with developing and performing a variety of process qualifications (IQ, OQ, PQ’s), validations and the related testing requirements. Sterilization validation remains the most requested service area for this department and routinely includes ethylene oxide (EtO), steam and gamma systems. Biotest Laboratories works with numerous sterilization subcontractors across the US for terminal sterilization and is located in the same complex as one of the Steris Corporation ethylene oxide sterilization facilities. Additionally, Biotest Laboratories has worked with corporations providing other unique sterilization methods.

 Steam validation and sterilization of medical products is provided in-house for devices, diagnostic, drug delivery combination products, liquids and ointment tubes.

 Manufacturing processes routinely validated include: cleaning, passivation, assembly, welding, bonding, measurement, inspection, packaging and labeling.

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Product Testing & Inspection
 
Biotest Laboratories provides inspection tests on materials and products at various stages during the manufacturing process.  These tests are conducted on incoming materials, components, validation samples, in-process and product for final release.  A dimensional, micron level non-contact, measurement system with x, y, and z axes, as well as length is available.  Visual inspections aided by various microscopic magnification levels and photographic methods are also available.
 
 
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Laboratory Testing

Biotest Laboratories Inc. was developed primarily for medical product test requirements for microbiology, chemistry and bacterial endotoxins. Additional tests have been added. The "Laboratory Testing" list identifies routine analyses and test codes.

Testing Services Sheet

Laboratory Services

Price includes fax of report.
Products requiring manipulation such as extensive cutting, disassembly, or special handling will incur additional charges.

Bioburden Tests (Liquid)
Test Code Test Description
BB/05aTSA & EMB Media
BB/05bR2A & SAB Media

 

Bioburden Tests (Product)

Test Code Test Description
BB/01a Total Aerobes
BB/01b Total Fungi
BB/02a Total Aerobes & Anaerobes
BB/02b Total Aerobes & Sporeformers
BB/02c Total Aerobes & Fungi
BB/03a Total Aerobes, Anaerobes, & Sporeformers
BB/03b Total Aerobes, Sporeformers, & Fungi
BB/03c Total Aerobes, Anaerobes, & Fungi
BB/04 Total Aerobes, Anaerobes, Sporeformers, & Fungi

Bioburden Validation Tests
Test Code Test Description
BB/06Includes up to 5 devices, 4 extractions per device, (if necessary, inoculation & population verification)  and final report

Biological Indicator Sales
Bacillus atrophaeus formerly Bacillus subtilus and Geobacillus stearothermophilius formerly Bacillus stearothermophilius.
Test Code Test Description
BI/01 Spore Strips – Bacillus atrophaeus (population of 106)
BI/02a < 100 Mini Spore Strips - Bacillus atrophaeus (population of 106)
BI/02b 100 or > Mini Spore Strips - Bacillus atrophaeus (population of 106)
BI/03 Spore Strips - Geobacillus stearothermophilius (population of 106)
BI/04 Self-contained BI's - Bacillus atrophaeus (population of 106)
BI/05 Self-contained BI's - Geobacillus stearothermophilius (population of 106)
BI/06a Challenge Packs - Bacillus atrophaeus (population of 106)
BI/06b Challenge Packs - Geobacillus stearothermophilius (population of 106)

 

Biological Monitoring
Test Code Test Description
BM/01a Rodac Plates 30-35°C 3 days
BM/01b Rodac Plates 30-35°C 3 days and 20-25° C 2 to 4 days
BM/02a Settle Plates 30-35°C 3 days
BM/02b Settle Plates 30-35°C 3 days and 20-25° C 2 to 4 days
BM/03aAir Impact Plates 30-35°C 3 days
BM/03bAir Impact Plates 30-35°C 3 days and 20-25° C 2 to 4 days
BM/04aSlit-to-Agar Strips 30-35°C 3 days
BM/04bSlit-to-Agar Strips 30-35°C 3 days and 20-25° C 2 to 4 days

Cleanbench & Cleanroom Certification
Test Code Test Description
CB/01Cleanbench Certification
CB/01Multiple Cleanbench Certification
CR/01 Cleanroom Certification

General Microbiology
Test Code Test Description
GM/01Population Verification or Recovery
GM/02aPreparation of Inoculated Threads - Bacillus atrophaeus
GM/02bPreparation of Inoculated Threads - Geobacillus stearothermophilius
GM/03aPreparation of Inoculated Product - Bacillus atrophaeus (population < 1E6)
GM/03bPreparation of Inoculated Product - Geobacillus stearothermophilius (population < 1E6)
GM/04aOrganism Gram Stain & Colony Morphology
GM/04bOrganism Identification

LAL Tests
Test Code Test Description
TX/01aLAL Test - Extract of Individual Device
TX/01bLAL Test - Extract of 4 to 10 Devices Pooled
TX/02LAL Test - Liquid
TX/03Sample Dilutions of Extract or Liquid

LAL Validation Tests
Test Code Test Description
TX/04Validation of 3 Lots of Product

Microbal Limits Testing
Test Code Test Description
ML/01Preliminary Test (USP)
ML/02Total Aerobic Plate Count (USP)
ML/03Total Yeast & Mold Count (USP)
ML/04Total Coliform (USP)
ML/05Escherichia coli (USP) Test
ML/06Salmonella species (USP) Test
ML/07Pseudomonas aeruginosa (USP) Test
ML/08Staphylococcus aureus (USP) Test

Miscellaneous Laboratory Services
Test Code Test Description
$$MICROAdditional Charges - Microbiology Services
$$CLEAdditional Charges - Cleanbench & Cleanroom Services
$$REOAdditional Charges - Residual Testing

Residual Testing
Test Code Test Description
REO/01ETO Headspace - includes first 3 extractions
REO/01aIf additional extractions necessary for exhaustion
REO/02Exhaustive ECH and EG Water - includes first 2 extractions
REO/02aIf additional extractions necessary for exhaustion
REO/03ETO Headspace and ECH & EG Water - includes first 3 ETO headspace extractions and 2 ECH & EG water extractions
REO/04ETO Water
REO/05ECH Water
REO/06EG Water
REO/07ETO, ECH, & EG Water

Sterility Tests
Test Code Test Description
ST/01a1 to 10 Spore Strips
ST/01b11 to 20 Spore Strips
ST/01c21 to 30 Spore Strips
ST/01d31 to 40 Spore Strips
ST/01e41 to 50 Spore Strips
ST/01f51 to 60 Spore Strips
ST/01g61 to 70 Spore Strips
ST/01h71 to 90 Spore Strips
ST/01i81 to 90 Spore Strips
ST/01j91 to 100 Spore Strips
ST/02a1 to 10 Inoculated Threads
ST/02b11 to 20 Inoculated Threads
ST/02c21 to 30 Inoculated Threads
ST/02d31 to 40 Inoculated Threads
ST/02e41 to 50 Inoculated Threads
ST/02f51 to 60 Inoculated Threads
ST/03a1 to 10 Self-contained BI's
ST/03b11 to 20 Self-contained BI's
ST/03c21 to 30 Self-contained BI's
ST/03d31 to 40 Self-contained BI's
ST/03e41 to 50 Self-contained BI's
ST/03f51 to 60 Self-contained BI's
ST/03g61 to 70 Self-contained BI's
ST/03h71 to 80 Self-contained BI's
ST/03i81 to 90 Self-contained BI's
ST/03j91 to 100 Self-contained BI's
ST/03k101 to 110 Self-contained BI's
ST/03l111 to 120 Self-contained BI's
ST/03m121 to 130 Self-contained BI's
ST/04a1 to 10 Challenge Packs
ST/04b11 to 20 Challenge Packs
ST/04c21 to 30 Challenge Packs
ST/04d31 to 40 Challenge Packs
ST/04e41 to 50 Challenge Packs
ST/04f51 to 60 Challenge Packs
ST/05a1 to 10 Inoculated Product - Direct Transfer
ST/05b11 to 20 Inoculated Product - Direct Transfer
ST/05c21 to 30 Inoculated Product - Direct Transfer
ST/05d31 to 40 Inoculated Product - Direct Transfer
ST/06a1 to 10 Inoculated Product - Filtration
ST/06b11 to 20 Inoculated Product - Filtration
ST/06c21 to 30 Inoculated Product - Filtration
ST/06d31 to 40 Inoculated Product - Filtration
ST/07a1 to 10 Native Product - Direct Transfer
ST/07b11 to 20 Native Product - Direct Transfer
ST/07c21 to 30 Native Product - Direct Transfer
ST/07d31 to 40 Native Product - Direct Transfer
ST/08a1 to 10 Native Product - Filtration
ST/08b11 to 20 Native Product - Filtration
ST/08c21 to 30 Native Product - Filtration
ST/08d31 to 40 Native Product - Filtration
ST/09a1 to 25 Product - Gamma Dose Audit
ST/09b26 to 50 Product - Gamma Dose Audit
ST/09c51 to 75 Product - Gamma Dose Audit
ST/09d76 to 100 Product - Gamma Dose Audit

Sterility Tests (Positive Controls)
Test Code Test Description
PC/01Positive Control - Spore Strip Bacillus atrophaeus
PC/02Positive Control - Mini Spore Strip Bacillus atrophaeus
PC/03Positive Control - Spore Strip Geobacillus stearothermophilius
PC/04Positive Control - Self-contained BI's (Bacillus atrophaeus)
PC/05Positive Control - Self-contained BI's (Geobacillus stearothermophilius)

Sterility Validation Test
Test Code Test Description
BF/01Bacteriostasis/Fungistasis

Water Testing (Chemical)
Test Code Test Description
WP/01Purified Water - Chemical Tests

Manufacturing Services
Test Code Test Description
ManufacturingAssembly, Passivation, Cleaning, Bonding, etc.
PackagingPouches, Trays, Bulk, & Special
PackagingPackage Integrity - Dye Test

Miscellaneous Services
Test Code Test Description
MS/01Special Handling
MS/02STAT Charges
MS/03Consulting Services

Steam Sterilization Services
Test Code Test Description
SSRSmall R&D Load
CSSContract Load for Product Release
$$SSAdditional Charges - Steam Sterilization Services

Validation Services
Test Code Test Description
VAL/01ETO Sterilization Validation
VAL/02Gamma Sterilization Validation
VAL/03Steam Sterilization Validation
VAL/04Packaging Validation
VAL/05Cleaning Validation
VAL/06Reprocessing Validation
$$VALAdditional charges - Validation Services

Please Inquire about other testing or service needs

Specific test results may not be indicative of the characteristics of any other samples from the same lot or similar lots. Liability is limited to the cost of the tests.


Sample retention and return

Biotest Laboratories, Inc. provides "Test Request Forms" as part of the vendor/client contract. Disposition of products must be identified on this form. If "SAVE [ ]" is not marked, then following the completion of testing, Biotest Laboratories, Inc. will discard samples. We reserve the right to return all hazardous test samples to the client.

When requested, we will return remaining samples to the client. Additional fees may be incurred plus shipping expenses for the return of samples. Fees vary according to quantity and weight of samples and whether the sample is hazardous.

Validation of testing procedures

USP procedures for products listed in the USP and other clearly defined test methods (AOAC, ASTM, AAMI, ISO, etc.) are generally considered to be validated. Many other test procedures should be validated for the particular products being tested. It is the client's responsibility to insure that the validation status of test procedures used for products is approved by their internal quality system. The test fees listed in this schedule do not include the procedures validation costs.

Biotest Laboratories, Inc. offers services for validation of test procedures. Please call our department managers to discuss validation issues regarding the test procedures used for your products. The Biotest Laboratories, Inc. Validation Department has primary responsibility for process validation studies.

Conditions of sale, warranty and limit of liability

Biotest Laboratories, Inc. provides services to its clients on a fee-for-service basis. The only warranty provided is that Biotest Laboratories, Inc. will perform its services with due care in accordance with approved procedures or protocols and generally prevailing industry standards and applicable domestic or international standards and regulations. The only remedy for breach of the warranty will be to require Biotest Laboratories, Inc. to perform the same service over or to be credited for fees paid for the performance of the original test.

Specific test results may not be indicative of the characteristics of any other samples from the same lot or similar lots. Biotest Laboratories, Inc. assumes no responsibility for how a client chooses to use specific test results. Neither Biotest Laboratories, Inc. nor subsidiary companies shall be liable under any circumstances for any amounts in excess of the cost of the tests performed.

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