For decades, developments in sterilization procedures have been driven by improvements of mainstream techniques. “Steam, ethylene oxide gas, formaldehyde, and hydrogen peroxide, etc. are each ...

As the medical device and pharmaceutical industries face pressure to phase out or move away from ethylene oxide, new ...

04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regulatory and safety concerns are currently a pressing issue for hospital employees who use ethylene oxide (EO) to sterilize medical devices. The Association for the ...

The newest edition of ST58 applies to healthcare professionals in hospitals, labs, and other facilities and includes new information on sterilization modalities such as ethylene oxide. The ...

FISS says that ethylene oxide is a sterilizing agent used to ... cent of the world's disposable medical devices undergoing EtO sterilization. These practices are approved even for the most ...

Ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization was added to the document with updated text and practices that replace outdated information in ANSI/AAMI ST41 and provide comprehensive information regarding ...

This story was originally published on MedTech Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily MedTech Dive newsletter. A medtech group that advises the European Commission ...

04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regulatory and safety concerns are currently a pressing issue for hospital employees who use ethylene oxide (EO ... guidance on chemical sterilization and high ...

EPA researchers relied in part on a study of more than 18,000 workers at sterilization plants similar to the one operated by ...