In the Press
August 2019
AMDR comments on issues of EU single-use medical devices specifications
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors urged the European Commission to delete provisions of Article 5 of its specifications for reprocessing single-use medical devices because [...]
‘EU Action Needed to Reduce Costs and Environmental Impact of Healthcare’
On Tuesday, 20 August 2019 the European Commission closed its feedback period on safety and performance requirements for single-use device reprocessing. As the 26 May [...]
Innovative Health and Northeast Scientific Partner to Increase Cost Savings in Healthcare
Innovative Health, a single-use cardiology medical device reprocessing company, has announced it has engaged in a formal joint venture with Connecticut-based reprocessor Northeast Scientific. The [...]
Healthcare Industry is a Major Source of Harmful Emissions
Climate change presents an unprecedented public health emergency and the global healthcare sector is contributing to the worldwide crisis, argues Jodi Sherman, M.D., associate professor [...]
Good News For Commercial Reprocessors In Commission’s Draft Implementing Act On SUDs
Reprocessing is not going to be easy for hospitals in-house, putting the likely market into the hands of commercial reprocessors. What do we know about [...]
July 2019
Modern Healthcare: Medical-Device Reprocessing Saved Providers $470 Million Last Year
Reprocessing medical devices originally labeled for single use saved hospitals and surgery centers nearly $500 million in 2018, according to survey findings released by an [...]
New Data From AMDR Shows Aggressive Growth of Reprocessing Industry
Aggressive Growth by Commercial Medical Device Reprocessors Saved Hospitals and Health Systems Nearly $500M Last Year, According to 20th Anniversary Report from Association of [...]
EC Offers Specifications for Reprocessing Single-use Devices Under MDR
The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday set forth the common specifications (CS) for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices under the EU’s medical device regulation [...]
Medline and Greenhealth Exchange Partner to Find New Ways to Advance Healthcare Sustainability
Medline and Greenhealth Exchange (GX), a group purchasing consortium for health systems, today announced a new partnership that will unite manufacturing and clinical expertise to [...]
‘Lower Health Care Costs Act likely to be passed by end of the year’
The Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895), introduced in June, contains many provisions intended to lower the cost of healthcare to individuals and to [...]
‘Innovative Health receives FDA clearance to reprocess the Webster Duo-Decapolar Diagnostic EP Catheter’
Congratulations to AMDR's member Innovative Health. They have received FDA clearance for the DuoDecapolar, which is their second product in one week for which they [...]
Factsheet for Healthcare Professionals and Health Institutions
The European Commission released a “Factsheet for Healthcare Professionals and Health Institutions” explaining what European professionals needs to know about the new Medical Device Regulation: [...]
FDA Grants Clearance to Reprocess the PENTARAY Nav Eco High-Density Mapping Catheter
The latest from Healthcare Purchasing News; Innovative Health, the single-use cardiology medical device reprocessing company, has announced clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [...]
June 2019
Reprocessed Medical Devices Market likely to Reach USD 5.12 Billion by 2024
According to Goldstein Research, global reprocessed medical devices market is expected to reach USD 5.12 billion by 2024, growing at a compounded annual growth rate [...]
Enhancing Your Infection Prevention Strategy: The Role of Single-Use Devices
Erin Broeske latest report on OR Today Magazine about hospital-acquired infections; One in 25 patients are diagnosed with a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) every day[i]. One [...]
May 2019
HPN: Bundle Up for Better Patient Care
In the Healthcare Purchasing News story, Bundle Up for Better Patient Care, medical devices bundles are discussed including reprocessing...
Healthcare Business News Magazine
This month's Healthcare Business News includes an article from AMDR's Dan Vukelich celebrating 20 years of professional, commercial medical device reprocessing. In 2000, AMDR members [...]
April 2019
NEScientific Inc. and ReNu Medical Inc. Join the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 4, 2019 – The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR), the global trade association representing the interests of the professional medical [...]
Growing El Camino Hospital’s Reprocessing Program
El Camino Hospital's EP Lab has been using reprocessed single-use devices for several years, generating important savings from the reprocessing program to reduce the costs [...]
“Electrophysiology Labs Save $800M by Maximizing the Value of High-Cost, Single-Use Devices”
Story from Stryker Sustainability; Tempe, Arizona, USA – March 2019 – Cardiac ablation is one of the highest-expenditure clinical service areas in health systems today. Electrophysiology [...]