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Quality Control Guide for Sunlamp Products (FDA 88-8234)

FinalCenter for Devices and Radiological Health03/01/1988

Description

Sunlamp products and ultraviolet lamps manufactured on or after May 7, 1980 must conform to applicable portions of a performance standard (21 CFR 1040.20, amended effective September 8,1986), and their manufacture must be in accord with the medical devices Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regulations promulgated under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C).This guideis intended to assist manufacturers of these products in satisfying both the GMP requirements and in developing and implementing quality assurance (QA) programs. This guide provides the criteria and the underlying philosophy used by FDA to evaluate manufacturers' QA programs.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

4
Ultraviolet Lamp

intended for use in sunlamp products

Sunlamp Product

subject to requirements of 1040.20 including specific danger warnings

Sunlamp Products

Warning label requirements; Products subject to performance standards and warning labels.

Ultraviolet lamps

Lamps manufactured on or after the effective date must conform to the standard.; Specific component or product type requiring compliance certification.; Lamps intended to be used in sunlamp products

Stakeholders

3
Manufacturer

Entity responsible for submitting NDINs

Importer

Must comply with registration if meeting facility/responsible person definitions

Vendor

outsourced operation provider

Regulatory Context

Attributes

7
Spectral Transmittance

A measured property of protective eyewear.; Must not exceed 0.001 over 200-320nm for protective eyewear

Ji

Weighting factor or relative effectiveness value for specific wavelengths

Wavelength

Light generation parameter for device description.; Technical parameter in nanometers

Exposure Schedule

sunlamp product manufacturers must develop an exposure schedule

Maximum Timer Interval

The ten (10) minute maximum timer interval requirement was removed

Minimum use distance

Specified distance from the detector aperture for sunlamp testing

Timer Accuracy

A quantitative parameter with a required error limit of +/- 10 percent.; The timer must have an accuracy of ±10 percent of the maximum timer interval

Identified Hazards

Hazards

6
Nonionizing Radiations

Potentially hazardous radiation that the Center seeks to control exposure to.

Erythema

the exposure schedule and maximum recommended exposure time should be constrained by the potential for erythema

UV

The lamp is producing UV and the housing is hot

Electrical Shock

Inherent hazard during laboratory testing

Ozone

Inherent hazard during laboratory testing

Ultraviolet Radiation

can cause eye and skin injury, premature aging, and skin cancer

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