A-A-51832
When used with a clear adhesive strip, the strip side layer of the compress shall be flesh colored. The compress shall be approximately equivalent to, but not less than, the absorbency and weight of a compress of the same size made of four layers of Absorbent Gauze, USP, Type I, shall be free from loose threads or ravelings, shall be nontoxic and shall be inscluble in the wound. The top layer of each compress shall be either Type I Absorbent Gauze, USP, or shall be absorbent gauze with 40 warp and 32 fill. +/- 3 threads per inch, which meets all of the requirements of Absorbent Gauze, USP except for weight and thread count, or shall be suitable film cover which is smooth and non-adherent to the wound and which shall permit the wound exudates to be readily transmitted to absorbed by the compress.
The adhesive bandage shall be covered with two-piece facing material in such a manner as to completely cover the compress and overlap each other by a minimum of 1/8 inch (0.32 cm) at the approximate center of the compress. The facing material shall be capable of being easily removed without contaminating the compress, or breaking, or cracking, and shall chemically inert to the adhesive mass.
When testing for sterility, shall be in accordance with the sterility testing method specified in the U.S.P.
Workmanship. The bandage shall be free from defects which detract from its appearance or impair its serviceability.
Unit. Box (BX). Each adhesive bandage shall be individually packaged in an envelope capable of maintaining sterility of contents unless package is damaged or opened. The envelope shall permit easy removal of the sterile adhesive bandage. One box containing 100 individually packaged adhesive bandages, as specified, constitutes one unit.
Contractor certification. The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this description and conforms to the producers’ own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.
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