ASTM WK92947
New Guide for Content and Format of Test Report Summaries for Medical and Surgical Materials and Device Standards
1. Scope
This guide provides general principles for generating a test report summary that presents results obtained using a standard for medical and surgical devices and materials, and it recommends best practices regarding both content and format of those test report summaries. While this guide is intended to describe the reporting of results from one standard at a time, the user is encouraged to use its principles when expanding or extending to create reports that summarize results from multiple standards.Keywords
test report; content and formatRationale
Standards usually include a nonmandatory Report section that gives instructions on what to include in a report of results. For example, the Report section of a mechanical test method may give instructions on how to describe the testing components and apparatus, the testing parameters, failure modes, and quantitative results. These sections, however, have been developed by different subcommittees and working groups over time and may differ in their approach or content. This guide is intended to bring together ideas about best principles and practices from existing standards regarding the content and format of a test report summary for the purpose of presenting those ideas in one cohesive document.
Work Item Status
Date Initiated: 11-19-2024
Technical Contact: Jove Graham
Item: 001
Ballot: F04.15 (25-01)
Status: In Balloting