October 17, 2016
Action steps for safe use of reprocessed single-use medical devices
In the United States and globally, the use of reprocessed medical devices labeled and marketed by their original equipment manufacturers as “for single use only” has become commonplace. Large health systems have saved many millions of dollars annually and diverted many hundreds of tons of medical waste by using reprocessed single-use devices (SUDs).
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