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New Regs for Reprocessed Single-Use Devices

Single-use medical devices (SUDs) are designed and approved by the FDA to be used once and thrown away. The practice of cleaning and reusing disposable medical devices has resulted from hospitals' continuing search for cost-cutting alternatives. The safety and efficacy of reprocessing SUDs has been the subject of significant - and heated - debate.

23 minute read August 01, 2003 at 01:03 PM
By
Ashley Cummings And Matthew J. Calvert
New Regs for Reprocessed Single-Use Devices

Single-use medical devices (SUDs) are designed and approved by the FDA to be used once and thrown away. The practice of cleaning and reusing disposable medical devices has resulted from hospitals' continuing search for cost-cutting alternatives.

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