Designation:D3492−15StandardSpecificationforRubberContraceptives(MaleCondoms)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3492;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverstheminimumrequirementsforindividuallypackagedmalecondomsmadefromnaturalrubberlatexandintendedforsingleuse.Thisspecificationdoesnotcoverthespecificationsforlubricantsorotherdressingmate-rialsthatmaybeappliedtocondomsexceptasnotedin3.2.1.2Thisspecificationisintendedtoassistbuyersinobtain-ingcondomsofconsistentquality.Thesafeandproperuseofcondomsisexcludedfromthescopeofthisspecification.1.3Theapplicabilityofthisspecificationisasadesignguidelineandareferencetestspecification.Itisnotintendedtobearoutinequalitycontrolspecificationforcondommanufac-turingoperations.1.4Theannexesinthisspecificationincludeimportantinformation,suchasthatonapparatusormaterials,thatisamandatorypartofthespecificationbuttoodetailedforinclu-sioninthemaintext.1.5Theappendixesinthisspecificationcontaininformationintendedtoprovideguidanceonlyandarenotamandatorypartofthespecification.1.6Itshallbetheresponsibilityofthemanufacturerforanycondomdesignthatfallsoutsidethespecificationsofthisstandardtodeterminetestingmethodologyandsubstantiatetheappropriatenessofthatmethodologytoassurethequalityofthecondomstothepurchaserandtothegovernmentregulatoryauthorityhavingjurisdiction.1.7Regulatorybodiesmayrequireadditionalinformation,suchasclinicaldata,tosupportthecondomsizessubjecttothisstandard.1.8ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD573TestMethodforRubber—De...
