On May 10th, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance titled, “Remanufacturing of Medical Devices: Guidance for Industry, Entities That Perform Servicing or Remanufacturing, and Food and Drug Administration Staff.” AMDR wishes to highlight that the guidance “is not intended to address reprocessed single-use devices” and instead addresses the remanufacturing of reusable

Free CO2 Calculator to Help Hospital Sustainability Managers Track and Reduce Stubborn Supply Chain Emissions by Using Regulated, Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices from AMDR Members If the health sector worldwide were a country, they would be the fifth highest greenhouse gas emitting nation on the planet; use of reprocessed devices offers immediately available solution

National Academies of Medicine's Climate Collaborative Recommends Hospitals Use More FDA Regulated Reprocessed Devices as Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [22 May 2023 / Washington, D.C. and Berlin] As part of its Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is recommending the use of reprocessed medical

New Website, ResponsibleReuse.org, Offers Hospital Purchasing Decision Makers, Health and Environmental Policy Leaders Resources to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Costs through Increased Use of Reprocessed “Single-Use” Medical Devices AMDR’s Website Overhaul Offers Action Steps and Compendium of Information to Support Continued Global Growth of Reprocessing [27 February 2023 /