EP Lab Digest: U.S. EP Labs Losing $500 Million Each Year Due to Underutilized Reprocessing Programs
An eye-opening article in EP Lab Digest finds that (EP) labs are missing out on an estimated $500 million in savings each year due to underutilization of reprocessing in atrial fibrillation (AFib) and other catheter
HPN: FDA reissues EAU revising which types of respirators can be decontaminated for reuse
In response to public health and safety concerns about the appropriateness of decontaminating certain respirators, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reissuing certain emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to specify which respirators are appropriate
Stryker’s N95 Mask Decontaminator Gets Emergency Use Authorization
The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Stryker Sustainability Solutions’ decontamination system for N95 respirators, allowing its use by healthcare staff. The self-contained system, which has not been granted clearance for any
Practice Greenhealth: Resourceful PPE strategies bridged the gap, now hospitals seek sustainable solutions
As supplies of personal protective equipment dwindled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across the country were innovative and resourceful. Practice Greenhealth member University of Florida Health developed prototypes of face masks made from plentiful
AHA: FDA authorizes N95 decontamination system’s emergency use
The Food and Drug Administration May 27 authorized the emergency use of the Stryker Sustainability Solutions VHP N95 Respirator Decontamination System during the COVID-19 pandemic. The device decontaminates compatible N95 respirators for multiple-user reuse to prevent exposure
Health Care Without Harm: Safer medical devices – in transition for another year
Healthcare professionals rely on medical devices to treat their patients and safeguard their health, yet delays to regulation restrict their access to safer technologies. In May 2017, the EU adopted the new Medical Devices Regulation