Sterilization Facility Shutdowns Could Spell Medical Device Shortage; FDA Urges Firms To Assess ‘Downstream Impacts’
Sterilization Facility Shutdowns Could Spell Medical Device Shortage; FDA Urges Firms To Assess ‘Downstream Impacts’
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Explore the repercussions of two medical device sterilization plant closings in this informative Medtech Insight article. Closed due to environmental and health concerns, the plants’ cessation of operations could mean medical device shortages, while opening the door to new sterilization innovations.
Author: Ferdous Al-Faruque
Publisher: MedTech
- Description
A move by the Illinois State Environmental Protection Agency to close a sterilization plant in the state that uses ethylene oxide and the voluntary closing of a plant in Michigan which uses the same chemical to sterilize medical equipment could result in a shortage of sterile medical devices, according to the US FDA. Find out what the agency is doing to mitigate the risk, including issuing a challenge to invent new sterilization methods, and launching an informational website about the issue, in this Medtech Insight article.
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