Earth Day News: Hospitals and Surgical Centers in 17 Countries Partnered with AMDR Members to Save over $451M (€433M), Eliminate the Equivalent of over 115M Pounds (52M kg) of CO₂ Emissions, by Using Regulated, Reprocessed “Single-Use” Medical Devices in 2024
[Washington, DC / Berlin Germany – 22 April 2025] In commemoration of Earth Day, the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors and its members released the results of its 2024 member survey. Among the key findings (all data for 2024): Members helped health systems save $451,183,153 through cost savings (reprocessed “single-use” medical devices (SUDs) cost 30
Position Paper: The Time Has Come To Change the “Opt-In” Provision of the EU MDR (Article 17)
The “Opt-In” Provision of the EU MDR (Article 17): Undermines EU Law and the Single Market Deprives Hospitals of Sustainable Medical Device Options, and Exacerbates Shortages in the Healthcare Supply Chain The time has come to change it. Summary Health systems are under enormous pressure. Urgently needed amendments to Article 17 of the EU Medical
New AMDR Member Survey Finds Hospitals and Surgical Centers Saved over $465MM (€426MM), Avoided over 98MM Pounds (44.5MM Kg) of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Using Regulated, Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices from AMDR Members in 2023
[Washington, DC / Berlin Germany – 16 October 2024] A record 11,967 hospitals and surgical centers saved nearly half a billion dollars and eliminated greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 7.5 Olympic swimming pools filled with gasoline by opting for regulated, commercially reprocessed 'single-use' medical devices (SUDs) instead of virgin SUDs in 2023. The data comes
AMDR Statement: Separating the Facts from the Myths about FDA Regulated, Reprocessed LigaSures™
23 September 2024 Statement from AMDR: Separating the Facts from the Myths about FDA Regulated, Reprocessed LigaSures™ In September 2020, a Medtronic-funded study purporting to show soiled reprocessed LigaSure devices was published in the Journal Surgical Endoscopy. After an exhaustive, year-long independent review by the publisher, an important correction was added to the article, indicating
