The highlights of this presentation by a leading FDA-CDER authority on aseptic processing isolator systems include basic design and validation approaches as well as feedback by FDA inspectors on various isolator applications during pre-approval inspections.
This presentation reviewed the microbial aspects of sterile isolator applications, which a project engineer should consider when the system design and validation requirements are being considered.
Past practices and current trends in validating sterility testing isolators was reviewed with an emphasis now being placed on productivity. Although, the key validation criteria remain the same, i.e. no false negatives, improvements to the overall system design have permitted the optimization of the decontamination cycle.
This presentation thoroughly reviewed the overall strategies and basic validation methodologies for isolator system validation utilizing gaseous decontamination methods. Facility design and qualification, equipment qualification, performance qualification, and process simulation testing was reviewed, with practical examples and demonstrations of key methods and techniques.
