Building Medtech Connections and Why They Matter
Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, recently chatted with Joe Mullings, chairman and CEO of The Mullings Group, about the impact of the medtech industry and the importance of…
Ethylene Oxide
Learn more about our Ethylene Oxide & Sterilization work.
Medtech Sterilization and Patient Care: The Critical Role of Ethylene Oxide
Ethylene oxide sterilization ensures billions of pieces of medical technology are sterile for patients in every medical setting, in surgical procedures from c-sections to knee replacements.
Op-ed: Risk, Regulation, and Reality Checks: The Example of Ethylene Oxide
According to a senior toxicologist in a RealClearPolicy op-ed, the EPA draws unreasonable conclusions about the health risks of the ethylene oxide used to sterilize medical technology.
AdvaMed: EPA Proposals Create Significant Risk of a Healthcare Crisis
In comments filed with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) today, AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, called for continued cooperation between the industry and the agency as the regulations covering medical device…
AdvaMed Welcomes EPA Extension of Comment Period for Complex Medtech Sterilization Regulations, Says There’s “Not Nearly Enough” Time to Review Proposals Critical to Public Health
AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, today welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extension of 15 more days for public comment on two proposed updates to regulations governing the use of…
EPA Analysis: “EPA Does Not Have Methods to Estimate How Long [EtO Sterilization] Facilities Might Close”
AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, urges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to heed concerns of medtech supply shortfalls under its proposed requirements on ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization and consider the effects…
Medtech Leaders Testify Before EPA on Safety, Critical Role of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization in Public Health
AdvaMed: “We place the highest priority on the safety of our communities, employees, and the millions of patients we serve.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, medtech leaders from across the country…
AdvaMed Calls for Extended Period for EPA’s Proposed Rules Governing EtO Sterilization
AdvaMed, the medtech association, today called upon the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to double the time it will allow for public comment on two proposed updates to regulations governing…
AdvaMed Responds to Proposed Rules Governing Ethylene Oxide’s Role in Sterilizing Medtech
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its proposed rule regulating ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilizers of medical technology and other commercial uses through the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air…
Fact Sheet: EtO Sterilization Prevents Infection
Each year in the U.S., ethylene oxide sterilizes 20 billion medical devices, which are critical to preventing serious, even life-threatening, infections.