FDA Clears Validation Testing For Automated Endoscope Reprocessors
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA has found that validation test data for three automated endoscope reprocessors – including Medivators’ Advantage Plus and DSD Edge, and Steris’ System 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System – are adequate.
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