Madison (Wis.) Surgery Center’s strong commitment to being eco-friendly spurred the surgery center to begin using single-use device reprocessing, which also accrued substantial cost savings for the ...

Jack Egnatinsky, MD, medical director of the AAAHC and a retired anesthesiologist, discusses what ASCs must do to meet AAAHC standards if they reprocess single-use devices and equipment. Dr. Jack ...

An ECRI, a healthcare sector research firm focused on device safety testing, report found that some devices labelled as “single use” may be safely reused. The report found that while single-use ...

WILLOW GROVE, Pa., July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- One way healthcare providers attempt to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is to discard medical devices following use rather than disinfect ...

The lifespan of medical devices is growing longer as more and more hospitals are turning to device reprocessing to cut costs, reduce waste and maximize potential use of these items. Millions of single ...

The established environmentalism mantra of “reduce, re-use, recycle” opened the door for medical device manufacturers to roll out recycling programs under the guise of sustainability efforts. But, in ...

Specialty polymers and advanced materials company Syensqo announced today the launch of a new medical-grade polyphthalamide (PPA). The glass-filled Amodel-branded polymer is engineered for advanced ...

Medline ReNewal turned to Northwestern's MSES program to help evaluate the impact of its reprocessing efforts to reduce medical waste in landfills. Medline is a medical supply manufacturer and ...

Throughout the healthcare community, the reuse of medical products designated by original equipment manufacturers as single-use devices (SUDs) remains a controversial topic. In the reprocessing ...