Infographic: EtO Sterilization And Medical Devices
Ethylene Oxide (EtO) gas is one of the most common ways to sterilize medical devices, a process which is critical for preventing infections and ensuring patients have safe surgeries and…
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Background: Ethylene Oxide’s Invaluable Role In Protecting Public Health
EtO is one of the most common ways to sterilize medical devices, which is crucial for preventing infection in patients undergoing surgical procedures and other medical treatments.
FDA Warns of “Tipping Point” with Medical Device Supplies and EtO Facility Closures
WASHINGTON, DC. – A top FDA official warned that additional closures of ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization plants could lead to shortages of critical medical devices across the country.
AdvaMed®: Neonatal Products Provided to 80 Percent of U.S. Hospitals Threatened by Potential Medline Shutdown
Medela LLC, headquartered in McHenry, Illinois, today wrote to Illinois state house speaker Michael Madigan saying they “respectfully oppose HB 3888 and HB 3885 because their restriction to EO use would…
AdvaMed® Comments on FDA Statement on Potential Device Shortages
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AdvaMed® released a statement on FDA’s announcement today that the agency is concerned about medical device shortages in light of two recent closures of ethylene oxide sterilization…
State Medical Technology Alliance (SMTA) Statement on EtO
The closure of medical device sterilization facilities will disrupt the health care supply chain in every state and territory in the US and cause serious public health consequences that will…
Nation’s Premier Surgeons Stress Importance of Ethylene Oxide for Medical Device Sterilization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, six leading medical groups sent a letter to FDA urging caution as regulators consider limiting the use of ethylene oxide (EtO) for medical device sterilization. The surgeons…