Blog
September 2017
Maximizing Savings for Hospitals through Total Cost of Ownership
As healthcare providers seek ways to maximize the value of the healthcare, Practice Greenhealth (PGH) is helping its members to identify ways to reduce the [...]
Market Research Firms Focus on Growth of Commercial Reprocessing and Remanufacturing Industry
Numerous market research firms have released reports on the commercial SUD reprocessing and remanufacturing industry and all continue to underscore double-digit, year over year growth [...]
August 2017
The Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2018 and Why It Matters for SUD Reprocessing
Reprocessing Extends the Value of Medical Devices that Hospitals Already Own. In today’s Federal Register Notice, pursuant to MDUFA IV, FDA released the fees [...]
June 2017
AMDR, Reprocessing Take the Global Stage
Dan Vukelich, AMDR’s president, presented at two industry events in The Netherlands this week. During the ReMaTec 2017 trade show, which focused on the global [...]
AMDR’s Quarterly Newsletter – Summer Edition
AMDR recently launched its newly formatted quarterly newsletter. The Summer edition of the newsletter includes a round up of events, AMDR news, reprocessing industry coverage [...]
May 2017
A win for the reprocessing industry today! U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Impression Products, Inc.
AMDR is thrilled to announce that our efforts at the U.S. Supreme Court – where we joined advocacy groups, non-profits and many leading technology companies [...]
AMDR’s Dan Vukelich talks EU MDR in the May issue of the Journal of Medical Device Regulation
The May issue of the Journal of Medical Device Regulation, a peer-reviewed journal from the UK, recently covered the new EU Medical Devices Regulation in [...]
AMDR Participates in AAMI’s Sustainability Efforts
AMDR participated yesterday in AAMI’s Sustainability Committee meeting held in Minneapolis in conjunction with CleanMed 2017. The Committee is re-evaluating the existing Technical Information Report [...]
SUD Reprocessing, AMDR Featured at EORNA 2017
Just recently convened, last week’s 8th Annual gathering of Europe’s operating room nurses – known as EORNA 2017 – included in the program a discussion [...]
April 2017
OR Today Features AMDR’s Dan Vukelich
SUD Reprocessing was featured during yesterday’s OR Today Webinar Series for continuing education credits. “SUD Reprocessing: Financial & Environmental Impacts for the OR” is archived [...]
European Union Adopts final Medical Device Regulation: AMDR urges European Member States to “opt in” to CE marking paradigm for SUD reprocessing
Last week marks a milestone for medical device makers, including commercial SUD reprocessors in Europe. After nearly five years of negotiations, the European Union finally [...]
AMDR Position on the European Council’s Partial General Approach to a Proposed Medical Device Regulation
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of the on Medical Devices and Amending Directive 2001/83/EC On behalf of [...]
ReMaTec News Turns Spotlight on Reprocessing
ReMaTec News taps into the world of “single-use” device (SUD) reprocessing and in doing so brings news from the FDA-regulated industry of third-party medical device [...]
March 2017
AMDR files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court
AMDR files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court, supports 'first sale' doctrine at issue in case and signals continued commitment to promote the safety, savings and [...]
MedTech Summit Preview: AMDR’s Dan Vukelich Talks Reprocessing, Europe & MDRs
MedTech Summit Preview: AMDR’s Dan Vukelich Talks Reprocessing, Europe & MDRs Dan Vukelich, President at the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR), USA, who will [...]
February 2017
AMDR Presents at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
Dan Vukelich, AMDR President, will speak at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale for the quarterly meeting of the Arizona Healthcare Materials Management Association (AHMMA) on [...]
December 2016
AMDR Welcomes the Pan American Health Organization and INVIMA to Hygia
AMDR welcomes the Pan American Health Organization and INVIMA, the Colombian Medical Product competent authority to Hygia! We look forward [...]
Interview: Where Do New Reprocessing Rules Leave EU?
Questions over proper oversight and allowances for reprocessing of single-use devices in the EU caused significant debate among policymakers who developed the [...]
October 2016
AMDR Presents at CleanMed Europe 2016
CleanMed Europe 2016 – Day 3 Round-Up The final day of CleanMed Europe 2016 featured a wide range of parallel sessions where participants shared ideas [...]
September 2016
WHO Global Model Regulatory Framework for Medical Devices Including IVDs
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s “Global Model Regulatory Framework for Medical Devices Including IVDs” draft document, released this last July, includes recommendations for regulatory authorities [...]