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Bibliography of Articles Addressing Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Labeled for "Single Use:"

AMDR Bibliography
Author(s) Title Journal Date Page, other info.
Horwitz, Daniel S. MD, Schabel, Kathryn L.S. MD, Higgins, Thomas F. MD The Economic Impact of Reprocessing External Fixation Components Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery October 2007 89: 2132-36
Chudzik, Rafal, Howell, Michael, BSN, RN, Mahajan, Atul AcuNav Reprocessing: An Evaluation of Safety, Clinical Effectiveness and Cost Savings EP Lab Digest February 2006 Vol. 6, No. 2
Flynn, Alison B. and Ran Knishinsky A Matter of Reprocessing; Reusing SUDs to Save Money and the Environment Materials Management in Health Care October 2005 Vol.14, No. 10, p. 32
FDA Clarifies Decision and Action on Reprocessed SUDs Healthcare Purchasing News November 2004
Conroy, John Reprocessing Trend Steams Ahead; OEMs Just Steam Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry June 2004
Williamson, Julie E. Thriving Third Party Reprocessing Sector Spurs New Growth Opportunities Healthcare Purchasing News June 2004
Whelan, Charlie Reprocessing Growth Materials Management in Health Care May 2004 Vol. 13, No. 5, p. 41
Belkin, Nathan L. More to the Story Materials Management in Health Care March 2004 Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 6
Blake, Leslie RN From the Nurse’s Mouth: One Clinician’s View on Reprocessing Materials Management in Health Care January 2004
Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management AHRMM Reprocessing Advisory Hospitalconnect.com (American Hospital Association) January 2004
Salomon, Mark Reprocessing: Making Tough Choices; FDA Regulations Force Hospitals to Look at Costs, Options EndoNurse December 2003/January 2004
Hall, Sheri Hospitals Save with Recycled Medical Tools; Process Can Make Devices More Reliable Than New Detroit News, The December 24, 2003
Kreiss, Susan B. To Reprocess or Not to Reprocess; That is the Question Healthcare Resource and Materials Management November/December 2003 p. 6
Ferreira, Rick Reprocessing Single-Use Medical Devices: Setting the Record Straight HealthLeaders October 15, 2003
Recycling Returns: Once Shunned, Medical Device Reprocessing Saves Real Money HealthLeaders Magazine August 2003
Sachs, Marion Opinion: Will the Real Patient Advocate Please Stand Up? Healthcare Purchasing News August 2003
Warburton, David Regaining Control: How OEMs Can Participate in the Medical Device Aftermarket in the Wake of MDUFMA: TAs Reprocessed Medical Devices Gain Legitimacy, Manufacturers Prepare for a Changing Market Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry July 2003
Williamson, Julie E. Business Booms for Third Party Reprocessors Healthcare Purchasing News June 2003
Ma, Nan., Petit, Alain, Huk, Olga L., Yahia L'Hocine, and Tabrizian Maryam. Safety Issue of Re-Sterilization of Polyurethane Electrophysiology Catheters: a Cytotoxicity Study Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 2003 Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 213-226
Haley, Deborah RN, CNOR, MBA Implementing a Reprocessing Program: Success Hinges on Planning Infection Control Today December 2002
Ischinger, T.A., Neubauer, G., Ujlaky, R., Schatzl, H., and Bock, M. Reuse of ‘Single Use’ Medical Devices After Quality Assured Reprocessing: Hygenic, Legal and Economic Aspects. Potential for Cost Savings in Interventional Cardiology Zeitschrift Fur Kardiologie November, 2002 Vol. 92, No. 11, pp. 889-98
Ghassemieh, Nikou Reprocessing Medical Devices – New Regulations for Ensuring Safety and Economic Efficiency Central Service 2002 Vol. 10, pp. 413-415
Stante, Doug Medical Device Reprocessing – An Alternative AORN (Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses) Journal September 2002 Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 406, 409-411
Kinney, Timothy P. MD, Kozarek, Richard A.MD, Raltz, Shirley RN, and Attia, Fouad MBBCh Contamination of Single-Use Biopsy Forceps: a Prospective in Vitro Analysis Gastrointestinal Endoscopy August 2002 Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 209-12
Dunn, Debra RN, MBA, CNOR Reprocessing Single-Use Devices – Regulatory Roles AORN Journal July 2002 Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 98-132
Dunn, Debra RN, MBA, CNOR Reprocessing Single-Use Devices – the Equipment Connection AORN Journal June 2002 Vol. 75 No. 6, pp. 1140-1164
Werner, Curt Waiting for the Tsunami: the Life of the Third Party Healthcare Purchasing News June 2002
Furman, Pamela J. Esq. On Third-Party Reprocessing of Medical Devices Labeled for ‘Single Use' Healthcare Purchasing News June 2002 pp. 47
Ayzman, Igor, Dibs, Samer R., Goldberger, Jeffrey, Passman, Rod, and Kadish, Alan In Vitro Performance Characteristics of Reused Ablation Catheters Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology May 2002 No. 7, pp. 53-59
Sachs, Marion Reprocessing Single Use Devices AORN Journal May 2002 Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 919
Furman, Pamela J. Esq. Process of Elimination; Know What to Ask When Choosing a Third-Party Reprocessor Materials Management in Health Care March 2002 pp. 22-24
Furman, Pamela J. Esq. The Reprocessing of Medical Devices Labeled for ‘Single Use’ in the US – An Historical Overview Business Briefing: Medical Device Manufacturing & Technology 2002
MPS Speaks with Pamela Furman Executive Director of the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors Medical Product Sales November/December 2001 p.1;14
Campbell, Steve The Reuse of Single-Use Devices: The Story Continues Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) September/October 2001 Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 307-311
Furman, Pamela J. Esq. New Regulations Clear the Way for Third-Party Reprocessors Infection Control Today October 2001 pp. 36-38
Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) Single-Use Device Reprocessing Companies; How to Choose Health Devices March 2001 Vol. 30, pp.65-71
Mickelsen, Steven, Mickelsen, Cara, MacIndoe, Chamisa, Jaramillo, Joe, Bass, Sam MD, West, Gail RN, and Kusumoto, Fred MD Trends and Patterns in Electrophysiologic and Ablation Catheter Reuse in the United States American Journal of Cardiology, The February 1, 2001 Vol. 87, pp. 351-353
Buchwalsky, R., Grove, R., and Feldkamp, E. 25 Year’s Experience with Reusable Heart Catheters Zeitschrift Fur Kardiologie February 2001 pp. 542-549
Selvey, Don Medical Device Reprocessing Infection Control Today January 2001 Vol. 5, No. 1
Furman, Pamela J. Esq. Single-Use Device Reprocessing FDA Consumer November/December 2001 Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 3
Clough, John. D., Maurer, Walter, and Nickelson, Dan E. If it Ain’t Broke, What are we Trying to Fix? Reprocessing Devices Labeled ‘for Single Use Only' Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2000 Vol. 67, No. 9, pp. 682-4
Spera, Gabriel GAO Looks Favorably on Device Reprocessing Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry August 22, 2000
Dickinson, James G. Justify Device Reuse Curbs on Your Labels, FDA Says Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry August 2000
Wilcox, C.M. Methodology of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Gastrointestal Endoscopy Clinics of North America April 2000 Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 379-84
Furman, Pamela J. Esq. Third-Party Reprocessing of Endoscopic Accessories Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America April 2000 Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 385-392
Milloy, Steven J. Scare’ Tactics in Reprocessed Medical Device Debate: Big Business Stoops to Activists’ Level in Attack on Small Competitors Chicago Sun-Times February 22, 2000
FDA Deals Setback to Device Reprocessing Foes Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry October 22, 1999
Stoermer, William B., Jr. Reprocessing Single-Use Devices: Why Does the Debate Continue? Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry October 1999
Kozarek, R.A. MD, Raltz, S.L. RN, MSN, Ball, T.J. MD, Patterson, D.J. MD, and Brandaour, J.J. MD Reuse of Disposable Sphincterotomes for Diagnostic and Therapeutic ERCP: A One-Year Prospective Study Gastrointestinal Endoscopy January 1999 Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 39-42
Roach, S.K., Kozarek, R.A. MD, Raltz S.L. RN, MSN, and Sumida, S.E. Ph.D In Vitro Evaluation of Integrity and Sterilization of Single-Use Argon Beam Plasma Coagulation Probes American Journal of Gastroenterology, The January 1999 Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 139-143
Blomstrom- Lundqvist, Carina The Safety of Reusing Ablation Catheters with Temperature Control and the Need for a Validation Protocol and Guidelines for Reprocessing Pacing and Clinical Eletrophysiology (PACE) December 1998 Vol. 21, pp. 2563-70
Bathina, Murali N. MD, Mickelsen, Steve, Brooks, Conni RN, Jaramillo, Joe, Hepton, Trish. Kusumoto, Fred M. MD FACC Safety and Efficacy of Hydrogen Peroxide Plasma Sterilization for Repeated Use of Electrophysiology Catheters Journal of the American College of Cardiology November 1, 1998 Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 1384-1388
Furman, Pamela J. Esq. Third-Party Reprocessing: Conserving HealthCare Resources Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry October 1998
Anderson, Jack Alarmist Object to Recycled Needles Press Journal August 8, 1998 Vol. 79, No. 330
Kleinbeck, Susan V.M., English, Nancy L., and Hueschen, H. Jody Reprocessing and Reusing Surgical Products Labeled for Single-Use: A Survey of Current Practices Surgical Services Management January 1998 Vol. IV, No. 1
Browne, Kevin.F. MD, FACC, Maldonado, Rey PhD, Telatnik, Mary RN, Vlietstra, Ronald E. MB, ChB, FACC and Brenner, Alan S. MD, FACC Initial Experience with Reuse of Coronary Angioplasty Catheters in the United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology December 1997 Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 1735-1740
Stewart, Ian ‘Single Use Only’ Labeling of Medical Devices: Always Essential or Sometimes Spurious? Medical Journal of Australia November 17, 1997 Vol. 167, pp. 538-539
Whitby, R.Michael ‘Single Use Only’: Obfuscation or the Necessary Attainment of Zero Risk? Medical Journal of Australia November 17, 1997 Vol. 167, pp.519-520
Bloom, David F. MS, Cornhill J. Fredrick Dphil, Malchesky, Paul S. DEng, Richardson, Donna M. MS, Bolsen, Kathryn A., BS, Haire, Donna M., BS, Loop, Floyd D. MD, and Cosgrove III, Delos M. MD   Technical and Economic Feasibility of Reusing Disposable Perfusion Cannulas Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, The September 1997 Vol. 114, No. 3, pp. 448-460
Policies for the Reuse of Disposables; Reprocessing Road Map Materials Management May 1997 pp. 44-46
Ask Tough Questions Before Going Outside the Third Degree Materials Management May 1997 pp.48-50
Sites, Rick Reuse of Certain Medical Devices Encouraged OHA (the Association for Hospitals and Health Systems) News May 16, 1997
Kozarek, Richard A. MD, Sumida, StanleyE. PhD, Raltz, Shirley L. RN, MSN, Merriam, Linda D. and Irizarry, David C. In vitro Evaluation of Wire Integrity and Ability to Reprocess Single-Use Sphincterotomes Gastrointestinal Endoscopy February 1997 Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 117-121
Ross, D.L. Re-use of Electrode Catheters Labeled as Single Use for Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiological Studies Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 1996 Vol. 26, pp. 632-635
English, Nancy RN, BA, CNOR Reprocessing Disposables: One Strategy to Balance Cost Reduction and Quality Patient Care Today’s Surgical Nurse July/August 1996 pp.23-26
Turi, Zoltan G. MD Reuse of Disposables: Let’s Not Embrace Waste Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis June 1996 Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 133-134
Reuse of Single-Use Items Infection Control & Sterilization Technology May 1996 pp. 78-80
DesCôteaux, Jean G. MD, MA, FRCSC, Poulin, Eric C. MD, MSc, FRCSC, Lortie, Micheline RN, BSc, Murray, Gilles MD, FRCPC, and Gingras, Suzanne RT Reuse of Disposable Laparoscopic Instruments: A Study of Related Surgical Complications Canadian Journal of Surgery December 1995 Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 497-500
Becker, G.Edward Reposables - A Matter of Financial Survival Infection Control & Sterilization Technology October 1995 pp. 38-40
McCormack, John Put Those Nagging Sterilization Worries to Rest, Once and for All Materials Management September 1995 pp. 50-51
Aton, Elizabeth A. MS, Murray, Patrick PhD, Fraser, Victoria MD, Conaway, Larry AA, and Cain, Michael E. MD Safety of Reusing Cardiac Electrophysiology Catheters American Journal of Cardiology, The December 1, 1994 Vol. 74, pp. 1173-1175
Bourassa, Martial G. MD, FACC Is Reuse of Coronary Angioplasty Catheters Safe and Effective? Journal of the American College of Cardiology November 15, 1994 Vo. 24, No. 6, pp. 1482-1483
Jacob, Roger and Bentolila, Patricia The Re-Use of Single-Use Cardiac Catheters: Safety, Economical, Ethical, and Legal Issues Canadian Journal of Cardiology, The May 1994 Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 413-421
Avitall, Boaz MD, PhD, FACC, Khan, Miqdad MD, Krum, David MSEE, Jazayeri, Mohammad MD, FACC and Hare, John BS Repeated Use of Ablation Catheters: A Prospective Study Journal of American College of Cardiology November 1, 1993 Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 1367-1372
Bentolila, P. Jacob, R., and Roberge, F. Effects of Re-Use on the Physical Characteristics of Angiographic Catheters Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology November/December 1990 Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 254-259
O’ Donoghue, Susan and Platia, Edward V. Reuse of Pacing Catheters: A Survey of Safety and Efficacy Pacing and Clinical Eletrophysiology (PACE) September 1988 Vol. 11, pp. 1279-1280
Dunnigan, Ann MD, Roberts, Connie RN, McNamara, Mary RN, Bensen, D. Woodrow Jr. MD, PhD and Benditt, David G. MD Success of Re-Use of Cardiac Electrode Catheters American Journal of Cardiology, The October 1, 1987 Vol. 60, pp. 807-810