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The Food and Drug Administration has selected five best options for replacing ethylene oxide (EO) as the go-to sterilization process for medical devices.
Medical device manufacturers and contract sterilizers are working with regulators to reduce ethylene oxide (EO) emissions and develop alternative sterilization methods, while assuring product availability.
Learn why X-ray irradiation is being considered as an alternative method to sterilize some polymer-based medical devices, such as wound care dressings, wearables, and ostomy appliances.
The right choice for a medical package depends on an understanding of the effects materials and sterilization processes have on one another.By Erik Swain, Senior EditorChoosing the right sterilization method for your medical package is not...
Packaging considerations should be made early during the product development process, advises members of the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC) of the Flexible Packaging Association. Members of the SPMC’s Technical Group spoke...
As with most processes these days, medical device sterilization is being looked at for potential cost savings. For some medical device manufacturers, switching from in-house sterilization to contract sterilization reduces operating and labor costs...