In 2000, the FDA began to view and regulate all companies reprocessing single-use medical devices in the same way it viewed and regulated original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Before returning ...

NEWARK, Del, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The endoscope reprocessing device market is set to experience significant growth between 2025 and 2035, with its valuation projected to increase from USD ...

Asia-Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing region. The global medical device reprocessing market is projected to grow to $3.8b by 2034, driven by hospitals adopting reprocessed devices to cut ...

Healthcare systems worldwide are operating under increasingly stringent infection control frameworks, compelling hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and specialty clinics to modernize device ...

The established environmentalism mantra of “reduce, re-use, recycle” opened the door for medical device manufacturers to roll out recycling programs under the guise of sustainability efforts. But, in ...

This article is written by Jason Wandersee, CEO of MEDISISS, a Medline-owned reprocessing company. MEDISISS is the leader in reprocessing to surgery centers throughout the United States since 1997. By ...

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation published an infection control survey tool focused on reprocessing of medical devices. The survey covers reprocessing of semi-critical ...

It might surprise you that Europe, and specifically the European Union (EU), is lagging far behind the United States when it comes to the re-use of single-use devices. After all, Europe is usually ...

The European Commission this week issued regulations establishing common specifications for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Under MDR, ...

Medical device reprocessing is the backbone of the medical industry, and global standards continue to shift in this highly volatile field. Some of the key changes to watch for in the medical device ...