Sterilization

Medical technology

FDA Pilot Program to Offer Regulatory Alternatives Amid EtO Crackdown FDA Pilot Program to Offer Regulatory Alternatives Amid EtO Crackdown

The program targets specific sterilization providers using gamma radiation or ethylene oxide practices that want to change methods.

byKatie Hobbins, Managing Editor

Apr 21, 2023

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Sterile medical packaging

EPA EtO Proposal Catches Medtech Firmly in the Crosshairs EPA EtO Proposal Catches Medtech Firmly in the Crosshairs

byKatie Hobbins

Apr 14, 2023

1 Min Read

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Contract Manufacturing

Flexan’s New Collaboration to Have Impact on Medtech Flexan’s New Collaboration to Have Impact on Medtech

Apr 12, 2023

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Regulatory & Quality

Medtech in a Minute: Ex-Magellan Execs Face Fraud Charges, and More Medtech in a Minute: Ex-Magellan Execs Face Fraud Charges, and More

byAmanda Pedersen

Apr 7, 2023

1 Min Read

Sterile medical tools

EPA Targets Ethylene Oxide as Industry Resists EPA Targets Ethylene Oxide as Industry Resists

byKatie Hobbins

Apr 7, 2023

1 Min Read

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Keeping the Cleanroom ‘Clean’Keeping the Cleanroom ‘Clean’

byKatie Hobbins

Mar 16, 2023

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Qosina cleanroom

Qosina Completes Construction on New Cleanroom

Qosina Completes Construction on New Cleanroom

byKatie Hobbins, Managing Editor

Sterilization tray

Where Is the Innovation in Sterilization?

Where Is the Innovation in Sterilization?

byKate Stephenson, PhD

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Medtech in a Minute: Sterigenics Loses Big in Court, and More

Medtech in a Minute: Sterigenics Loses Big in Court, and More

byAmanda Pedersen

Photo of Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook, IL that uses ethylene oxide (also known as EtO, or EO) for medical device

Sterigenics Slapped with $363M Jury Verdict

Sterigenics Slapped with $363M Jury Verdict

byAmanda Pedersen

Ranfac Adds Steris as Secondary Sterilization Service

Ranfac Adds Steris as Secondary Sterilization Service

byKatie Hobbins, Managing Editor

Medtech Sterilization by Electron Beam & X-rays

Medtech Sterilization by Electron Beam & X-rays

The Future of Gamma Irradiation for Medical Device Sterilization

The Future of Gamma Irradiation for Medical Device Sterilization

byMartin Comben

Phiex Technologies

New Sterilization Technology Offers an Alternative to EtO

New Sterilization Technology Offers an Alternative to EtO

bySusan Shepard

FDA Hopes to Curb Infection Risks with New Endoscope Clearances.

FDA Hopes to Curb Infection Risks with New Endoscope Clearances.

medical device sterilization

Medical Device Sterilization: 4 Alternatives to Using Ethylene Oxide

Medical Device Sterilization: 4 Alternatives to Using Ethylene Oxide

byAmanda Pedersen

Sterile Packaging Day

Medtech Unfiltered Celebrates Sterile Packaging Day

Medtech Unfiltered Celebrates Sterile Packaging Day

byAmanda Pedersen

Why Consider X-Ray Sterilization?

Why Consider X-Ray Sterilization?

byNeal Carty, Deepak Prakash

Balancing Sterile Barrier Packaging and Sterilization Requirements

Balancing Sterile Barrier Packaging and Sterilization Requirements

Oliver Healthcare Packaging new LF-1050N 40ga nylon pouch

New Nylon Pouch Design Aims to Offer Strength at Reduced Cost

New Nylon Pouch Design Aims to Offer Strength at Reduced Cost

Regulatory & Quality

How Ready Are You for the Next Crisis?

How Ready Are You for the Next Crisis?

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Supplier Stories for the Week of May 31

Supplier Stories for the Week of May 31

Ethicon Launches New Powered-Circular Stapler

Ethicon Launches New Powered-Circular Stapler

Ethicon Launches New Powered-Circular Stapler

Scanner Helps Find Areas Most at Risk to Develop Pressure Ulcers

Scanner Helps Find Areas Most at Risk to Develop Pressure Ulcers

Scanner Helps Find Areas Most at Risk to Develop Pressure Ulcers

Most probable number method for bioburden testing

Consider the Most Probable Number Method for Bioburden Testing

Consider the Most Probable Number Method for Bioburden Testing

byMartell Winters, RM/SM (NRCM), CISS-RAD, Scientific Competency Expert

Breathing Easier with Single-Use Bronchoscopes

Breathing Easier with Single-Use Bronchoscopes

Breathing Easier with Single-Use Bronchoscopes

bySusan Shepard

Sterigenics Grows Gamma Capacity, Prepares for Combination Devices and More

Sterigenics Grows Gamma Capacity, Prepares for Combination Devices and More

Meeting a Shifting Demand for Sterilization

Meeting a Shifting Demand for Sterilization

New Tools for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections

New Tools for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections

New Tools for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections

Vaporized Peracetic Acid Sterilization Offers Alternative to EtO

Vaporized Peracetic Acid Sterilization Offers Alternative to EtO

FDA: Pick a Sterilization Method, but Not Just Any Method

FDA: Pick a Sterilization Method, but Not Just Any Method

FDA: Pick a Sterilization Method, but Not Just Any Method

byMarie Thibault

FTC Fails to Block $2B Steris-Synergy Merger

FTC Fails to Block $2B Steris-Synergy Merger

byChris Newmarker

To Improve Medtech Sterilization, Try a Little Science and Creativity

To Improve Medtech Sterilization, Try a Little Science and Creativity

Why Manufacturers Should Consider Nitrogen Dioxide Sterilization

Why Manufacturers Should Consider Nitrogen Dioxide Sterilization

2 Mistakes You Should Avoid with Medical Plastics Sterilization

2 Mistakes You Should Avoid with Medical Plastics Sterilization

byChris Newmarker

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