Australia, Therapeutic Goods Administration:
Regulatory Guidelines for Medical Devices (2011), Section 19 Single-Use Devices (SUDs) and the Reuse of SUDs “…When a SUD is reused, the TGA considers that the device has been remanufactured as the: · intended purpose
Setting the Record Straight: The Debate over Reprocessing Should Focus on Facts and Science, Not Scare Tactics and Innuendo
In the May 2011 edition of the Journal of Medical Device Regulation, AMDR President Dan Vukelich wrote a letter to the editor in response to a previously published article, written by Peter Schroeer (Eucomed Reuse Task
Congrats to Vanguard on 15 Years of Reprocessing
AMDR congratulates Vanguard (Berlin) on 15 years of reprocessing! AMDR will join clinical and reprocessing industry leaders in Mannheim 27 April 2011 to celebrate Vanguard's 15 years in conjunction with the 77th Annual German Society of
Capital Health Contracts with Ascent
The Chronicle Herald (Canada) reports that four hospitals under Capital Health's purview have launched a medical device reprocessing program with Ascent: For now, the hospitals are planning to recycle 15 to 20 types of equipment,
CleanMed 2011 Wrap-Up
Earlier this month, AMDR had the privilege of attending the 2011 CleanMed conference in Phoenix, AZ, sponsored by Stryker, Health Care Without Harm and Practice GreenHealth, among others. CleanMed brings together individuals from all over the nation who
Weekly Radio Show Discusses Healthcare Sustainability with Ascent's Lars Thording
Derrick Mains, host of Your Triple Bottom Line, sits down with Lars Thording, Senior Director for Marketing & Public Affairs with Ascent: A Stryker Sustainability Solution, to discuss efforts by the healthcare industry to infuse