Device Week, 6 December 2019 – Oh No, EtO!
Executive Summary
Over the past year a number of medical device sterilization facilities that use ethylene oxide, or EtO, have shut down as state regulators have raised concerns about their potential environmental impact. On this week’s podcast, executive editor Shawn M. Schmitt chats with senior reporter Danny Al-Faruque about what’s happened to date, as well as where this EtO issue is headed in the future.
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Medtech Insight articles addressing topics discussed in this episode:
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Risk Of Sterilization Plant Shutdowns Across US Sends Shockwave Through Industry
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US FDA Experts Caution Against Banning EtO, Encourage More Duodenoscope Training
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Listen: Medtronic Exec Highlights Ethylene Oxide Standards At First Day Of FDA EtO Meeting
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Teleflex Says It Will Lose $9m – And Maybe More – Due To EtO Plant Shutdown