Navigating Sterilization Options for Silicone Medical Implants
How to choose the right sterilization method for silicone-based medical devices and a look at novel silicone technologies.
Tag Archives: sterilization
FDA Issues Urgent Notice to Healthcare Providers Following Endoscope Recall
Following Karl Storz’s recall of urological endoscopes, the agency wants to make sure that healthcare providers have seen the company’s urgent labeling update involving sterilization methods.
Three Considerations for Reusable Medical Device Design
Reusable medical devices have many notable advantages. However, they’re not appropriate in all cases. This article discusses some factors designers should consider to make their products as profitable and useful as possible.
Medical Instrument Sterilization Post-Pandemic: Four Factors to Consider
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed hospital processes and made people more aware of the need to thoroughly sterilize medical instruments between patients. This article discusses some of the changes that may occur due to lessons learned throughout the global health emergency.
Taking the Long View: Harnessing Product Lifecycle Drives Sustainability in Medical Devices
When a company does not take action to become more environmentally responsible, it risks losing access to global markets.
The New ICU
The pace of innovation in the ICU is orders of magnitude slower than that of the cath lab and OR, and the COVID-19 crisis has pushed, tested, and exposed ICUs for lacking state-of-the-art technology and resources.
Engineers to Equip N95 Masks with Antiviral Properties to Withstand Sterilization
The hope is that healthcare workers would be able to reuse masks for a longer period of time.
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization to ASP to Decontaminate Nearly 4 Million N95 Masks
Advanced Sterilization Products received an EUA for the STERRAD Sterilization Cycles.
Report: China, Asia a Testing Ground for Proving Technologies Can Fight Coronavirus
From artificial intelligence to autonomous sterilization robots to drones, emerging technologies are playing a strong role in combating COVID-19.
Preventing Contaminated Medical Devices in the Context of COVID-19
During an outbreak, it is critical to treat reusable medical devices as potential sources of transmission.
