All medical measuring devices need to be verified to comply with the EU’s Medical Devices Regulation (2017/746) and standards. Many devices, such as those used in clinical diagnostics, use optical absorbance as the measurand. Optical absorbance liquid filters (OALF) are used to calibrate optical absorbance equipment, but there is currently a capability gap across NMIs and DIs in the manufacturing, characterization, and use of such filters, which leads to a lack of traceability. This project aims to bridge this gap by supporting the development of measurement capabilities for optical absorbance of liquid filters and to provide traceability of measurement results as well as OALF as reference materials with the lowest possible measurement uncertainty.
All of this will improve the accuracy of clinical measurements and treatment outcomes for patients.
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