Single-Use Device Reprocessing: No Added Regs For Hospitals, AHA Says
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Existing regulatory requirements on hospitals and their inherent mission to ensure patient safety obviates any need for more stringent FDA regulation of hospital reprocessing of single-use devices (SUDs), the American Hospital Association contends.
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