ASTM F2903-11
(Guide)Standard Guide for Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMPs) for Reinforcement of Tendon and Ligament Surgical Repair (Withdrawn 2020)
Standard Guide for Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMPs) for Reinforcement of Tendon and Ligament Surgical Repair (Withdrawn 2020)
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Injuries to tendons or ligaments are frequently treated by surgery to repair the damaged tissues and facilitate the healing process. The potential of TEMPs to enhance the outcomes (including function, pain, anatomy) of the surgical repair has been recognized.
Examples of tissues that when injured may be appropriate for repair using TEMPs: rotator cuff with a partial or full tear; Achilles tendon; Achilles tendon after harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament repair; patella tendon; patella tendon after harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament repair; quadriceps tendon; posterior cruciate ligament; medial collateral ligaments; lateral collateral ligaments; flexor tendons.
TEMPs may be used with the intent to improve the surgical outcome of tendon or ligament repair by (a) assuming some of the mechanical load experienced at the repair site to stabilize the surgical repair, (b) improving the natural biological healing process, or (c) a combination of these mechanisms.
TEMPs should improve clinical outcome. This may be accomplished by reducing or eliminating pain, returning function, shortening the recovery time following surgery, facilitating early mobility, improving return of strength, improving mobility, or other clinically relevant parameters.
The mechanism used by TEMPs to improve surgical repair should be understood and this conclusion should be supported by experimental results and should be supportive of the primary function of the TEMP.
TEMPs with the primary function of mechanical reinforcement may also have a secondary, biological function.
When the product is used to improve the body’s natural biological repair process of tendons or ligaments, the product should allow cell attachment, migration, infiltration, extracellular matrix deposition and organization, formation of tendon or ligament repair tissue, integration with adjacent tendon, ligament or bone, tendon-bone attachment, or more than one of these actions.
When the TEMP is used ...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide is intended as a resource for individuals and organizations involved in the development, production, and delivery of tissue engineered medical products (TEMPs) intended to provide a mechanical (functional) reinforcement of the surgical repair of tendons and ligaments.
1.2 Surgical repair can include procedures that repair tendon to tendon, tendon to bone, tendon to muscle, ligament to ligament, and ligament to bone. In the context of this guide, a tendon is a fibrous cord or band that connects a muscle to a bone or other structure and consists of both dense collagenous fibers and rows of elongated tendon cells. In contrast, a ligament is a band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or more bones, or cartilagenous structures.
1.3 Examples of TEMPs for use in reinforcement of tendon or ligament repairs include extracellular matrices (including allograft tissue, xenograft tissue, and tissue engineered extracellular matrix), polymeric matrices, membranes, or combinations of two or more of these, with or without cells and/or molecular mediators, where the function is to reinforce the surgical repair of tendon to tendon, tendon to bone, tendon to muscle, ligament to ligament, or ligament to bone.
1.4 The products may be rapidly degrading, slowly degrading, or non-degrading.
1.5 The guide is not intended to apply to TEMPs that have a primary function to induce a biological repair through cell or molecular action, although biologic activity may be a feature of the TEMPs. Examples of products or product concepts that are not included are (a) growth factors or cytokines applied to a biologic or synthetic scaffold, and (b) platelet-enriched plasma applied to or within a biologic or polymeric scaffold, where the primary function of the product is biologic.
1.6 The guide is not intended to apply to TEMPs that have a primary function to induce a chemical repair. An example of a product or product concept t...
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Designation: F2903 − 11
Standard Guide for
Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMPs) for
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Reinforcement of Tendon and Ligament Surgical Repair
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2903; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope be a polymeric matrix containing reagents that glue collag-
enous tissues together.
1.1 This guide is intended as a resource for individuals and
organizations involved in the development, production, and 1.7 The guide is not intended to apply to TEMPs that are
delivery of tissue engineered medical products (TEMPs) in- designed to be used to achieve primary surgical repair of
tended to provide a mechanical (functional) reinforcement of injured tendons and ligaments.
the surgical repair of tendons and ligaments.
1.8 The guide is not intended to apply to TEMPs that are
1.2 Surgicalrepaircanincludeproceduresthatrepairtendon designed to replace tendons or ligaments.
to tendon, tendon to bone, tendon to muscle, ligament to
1.9 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
ligament, and ligament to bone. In the context of this guide, a
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
tendon is a fibrous cord or band that connects a muscle to a
standard.
bone or other structure and consists of both dense collagenous
1.10 This standard does not purport to address all of the
fibers and rows of elongated tendon cells. In contrast, a
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ligament is a band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
more bones, or cartilagenous structures.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.3 Examples of TEMPs for use in reinforcement of tendon
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
or ligament repairs include extracellular matrices (including
allograft tissue, xenograft tissue, and tissue engineered extra-
2. Referenced Documents
cellular matrix), polymeric matrices, membranes, or combina-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
tions of two or more of these, with or without cells and/or
D1004 Test Method for Tear Resistance (Graves Tear) of
molecular mediators, where the function is to reinforce the
Plastic Film and Sheeting
surgical repair of tendon to tendon, tendon to bone, tendon to
D2990 Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural
muscle, ligament to ligament, or ligament to bone.
Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics
1.4 The products may be rapidly degrading, slowly
D3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textile
degrading, or non-degrading.
Fabrics—Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method
D3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textiles—
1.5 The guide is not intended to apply to TEMPs that have
Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test
a primary function to induce a biological repair through cell or
D5035 Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of
molecularaction,althoughbiologicactivitymaybeafeatureof
Textile Fabrics (Strip Method)
the TEMPs. Examples of products or product concepts that are
E139 Test Methods for Conducting Creep, Creep-Rupture,
not included are (a) growth factors or cytokines applied to a
and Stress-Rupture Tests of Metallic Materials
biologic or synthetic scaffold, and (b) platelet-enriched plasma
F1635 Test Method forin vitro Degradation Testing of Hy-
applied to or within a biologic or polymeric scaffold, where the
drolytically Degradable Polymer Resins and Fabricated
primary function of the product is biologic.
Forms for Surgical Implants
1.6 The guide is not intended to apply to TEMPs that have
F1978 Test Method for Measuring Abrasion Resistance of
a primary function to induce a chemical repair.An example of
Metallic Thermal Spray Coatings by Using the Taber
a product or product concept that would not be included would
Abraser
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and
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Surgical Materials and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
F04.44 on Assessment for TEMPs. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved March 1, 2011. Published April 2011. DOI: 10.1520/ Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
F2903–11. the ASTM website.
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