1.1 本说明书涵盖了用于外科植入物的原始聚(乙交酯)均聚物和聚(乙交酯-共-丙交酯)共聚物树脂。本说明书涵盖的聚(乙交酯-共交酯)共聚物具有大于或等于70%乙交酯(质量分数为65.3%)的标称摩尔分数。本说明书还适用于丙交酯-共-乙交酯共聚物，其具有足够大小的乙交酯链段以提供基于乙交酯的结晶的潜力，从而需要氟化溶剂在室温条件下完全溶解，这可能发生在某些分段或嵌段共聚物或嵌段无规共聚物中。 1.2 由于聚(乙交酯)通常缩写为聚(乙醇酸)的PGA并且聚(丙交酯)通常缩写为聚(乳酸)的PLA，因此这些聚合物通常被称为PGA、PLA和PLA:PGA树脂用于它们分别降解成的水解副产物。 1.3 本说明书特别不适用于本说明书中涵盖的能够在30℃下被二氯甲烷（二氯甲烷）或氯仿（三氯甲烷）完全溶剂化的无定形聚（丙交酯-共-乙交酯）或聚（丙交酯）基树脂 F2579 并且通常具有约50%或更低的摩尔乙交酯水平。本说明书不适用于本说明书所涵盖的具有尺寸足以承载丙交酯基结晶潜力的全同立构聚合物链段的基于丙交酯的聚合物或共聚物 F1925 并且通常具有等于或超过50%的标称摩尔分数 l -丙交酯。 1.4 本规范阐述了原始聚（乙交酯）和聚（>70%乙交酯-共丙交酯）树脂旨在用于外科植入物，并且不适用于由这些材料制造的包装和灭菌的成品植入物，也不涉及具有复合材料（例如染料、聚合物或陶瓷化合物或任何其他添加剂）的树脂的特性。 1.5 与任何材料一样，一些特性可以通过生产特定部件或装置所需的加工技术(诸如模制、挤出、机加工、组装、灭菌等)而改变。因此，应使用适当的测试方法独立评估该树脂的制造形式的性能，以确保安全性和有效性。 1.6 生物相容性试验不是一项要求，因为本质量标准不涵盖制造器械。虽然树脂的生物相容性测试可以提供潜在安全性的早期指示，但需要对最终成品器械进行生物相容性分析，以确定任何产品的安全性和适用性植入装置。参见本标准和指南的补充要求S1 F2902 相关生物相容性信息。 1.7 以SI单位表示的值将被视为标准值。本标准不包括其他计量单位。 1.8 本标准并不旨在解决与其使用相关的所有安全性问题（如果有）。本标准的使用者有责任在使用前建立适当的安全、健康和环境实践并确定法规限制的适用性。 1.9 本国际标准是根据世界贸易组织技术性贸易壁垒（TBT）委员会发布的《关于制定国际标准、指南和建议的原则的决定》中确立的国际公认的标准化原则制定的。

1.1 This specification covers both virgin poly(glycolide) homopolymer and poly(glycolide-co-lactide) copolymer resins intended for use in surgical implants. The poly(glycolide-colactide) copolymers covered by this specification possess nominal mole fractions greater than or equal to 70 % glycolide (65.3 % in mass fraction). This specification is also applicable to lactide-co-glycolide copolymers that possess glycolide segments sufficient in size to deliver potential for glycolide-based crystallization, thereby requiring fluorinated solvents for complete dissolution under room temperature conditions, which may occur in certain segmented or block copolymers or blocky random copolymers. 1.2 Since poly(glycolide) is commonly abbreviated as PGA for poly(glycolic acid) and poly(lactide) is commonly abbreviated as PLA for poly(lactic acid), these polymers are commonly referred to as PGA, PLA, and PLA:PGA resins for the hydrolytic byproducts to which they respectively degrade. 1.3 This specification is specifically not applicable to amorphous poly(lactide-co-glycolide) or poly(lactide)-based resins able to be fully solvated at 30 °C by either methylene chloride (dichloromethane) or chloroform (trichloromethane), which are covered in Specification F2579 and typically possess molar glycolide levels of ~50 % or less. This specification is not applicable to lactide-based polymers or copolymers that possess isotactic polymeric segments sufficient in size to carry potential for lactide-based crystallization, which are covered by Specification F1925 and typically possess nominal mole fractions that equal or exceed 50 % l -lactide. 1.4 This specification addresses material characteristics of both virgin poly(glycolide) and poly(>70 % glycolide-co-lactide) resins intended for use in surgical implants and does not apply to packaged and sterilized finished implants fabricated from these materials, nor does it address the characteristics of resins with compounded materials such as dyes, polymeric or ceramic compounds, or any other additives. 1.5 As with any material, some characteristics may be altered by processing techniques (such as molding, extrusion, machining, assembly, sterilization, and so forth) required for the production of a specific part or device. Therefore, properties of fabricated forms of this resin should be evaluated independently using appropriate test methods to ensure safety and efficacy. 1.6 Biocompatibility testing is not a requirement since this specification is not intended to cover fabricated devices. While biocompatibility testing of resin may provide an early indication of potential safety, biocompatibility analysis of the final finished device is required to determine safety and suitability for any implant device. Refer to Supplementary Requirement S1 of this standard and Guide F2902 for relevant biocompatibility information. 1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. 1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.9 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.