FDA Warns of National Shortage of Devices Due to Closures of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facilities

Dennis Tosh
October 29, 2019 at 09:54 AM EST
Image Image
The FDA said Oct. 25 that it anticipates a national shortage of some medical devices — including surgical kits, feeding tubes used in neonatal intensive care units, drug-eluting cardiac stents, catheters and shunts — in the wake of recent and potential closures of facilities that use ethylene oxide to sterilize the products. Since February 2019, two major sterilization facili... Read More

My Research Folders

You are not Logged in yet, Please login to see Your research folders.

Related Articles