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FDA OKs Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide for Medical Device Sterilization
The FDA announced that it considers vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) to be an established method of sterilization for medical devices.
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The EPA, FDA Tackle Medical Device Sterilization
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to propose an air pollution rule to address emissions of ethylene oxide at commercial sterilizers.
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AAMI Opens Applications for 2025 AAMI Awards
AAMI is accepting nominations for its 2025 awards, celebrating excellence and innovation in health technology.
Call for Abstracts: Industrial Sterilization Process Optimization
Leading industrial sterilization experts are calling on their peers to share their expertise for optimizing sterilization practices, AAMI reveals.
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Sterilization Leaders Pool Knowledge in Unique Collaboration
Following a collaboration between medical industry leaders, AAMI has published a new, free resource showcasing the best practices and strategies for the sterilization of medical devices and packaging.
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SHYCOCAN Device Disables COVID-19
Shreis Scalene Therapeutics will fast-track the manufacture and distribution of the CE-marked SHYCOCAN under U.S. FDA ”Enforcement Policy for Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices, and Air Purifiers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency.”
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oneSOURCE Launches Free CE Course for Sterilization, High-Level Disinfection
Salt Lake City-based healthcare management company oneSOURCE announces a partnership with Pfiedler Education, a subsidiary of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, to offer free access to a webinar course from sterile processing expert Rose Seavey.
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Unique System for Using UVC Light to Sterilize Masks in Bulk Developed at Rensselaer
This project began at the request of longtime research partners at Mount Sinai. As the pandemic worsened in New York City, and the shortage of PPE deepened, they asked if Rensselaer could develop a way to make critical resources last longer without losing their effectiveness.
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Poor Cleaning Can Jeopardize Sterilization of Medical Tools
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) failed to completely sterilize surgical tools 76% of the time when the tools were soiled with salts or blood and not cleaned prior to sterilization, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
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FDA to Spur Innovation in Medical Device Sterilization with Ethylene Oxide
The recent closure of a Sterigenics ethylene oxide sterilization facility in Illinois and the closure and potential closure of two other large-scale sterilization facilities in Georgia has raised concerns about potential shortages of certain sterile medical devices. Here is what the FDA is doing about it.
