Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: Biomedical Engineering: Standards

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ASME Standards This link opens in a new window
A continuously evolving portfolio of active standards across a wide range of topics including pressure technology, power plants, elevators, construction equipment, piping, nuclear components, and many more.

Purchased as needed. Please contact the Library if an ASME Standard is required.
ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window
ASTM Digital Library provides online access to approximately 12,500 standards for testing procedures, specifications, and standard practices for a wide range of materials and topics. ASTM Manuals, Monographs, STPs, Data Series, and Journals Library may also be found in this database.

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
The primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry. NOTE: for search purposes only.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): Telecommunications
Access to the text of Title 47 of the CFR, which governs wireless telecommunications devices.
U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Radio Frequency Safety
Answers and information to inquiries regarding RF Safety.
U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS)
Information on frequencies assigned to wireless medical devices and testing requirements.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Medical Devices
Information on safety regulations, approval, and recall of medical devices.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Recognized Consensus Standards
Allows users to search for medical device standards and applicable federal regulations.
NIST: Standards Incorporated by Reference (SIBR) Database
Lists standards incorporated by reference in The Federal Register. This database has not been updated since 2016 and is for historical reference only.