What's New :

• Reprocessing in the News; Statement from AMDR (March 2008).

• U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases updated report on reprocessing.  Click here to access the full report.  Click here to access AMDR's press release.  Click here to access AMDR's overview of the report (March 2008). 

• AMDR response to ClaimsRx, June, 2007 article "Reprocessed Single-Use Devices; Let Patient Safety Be Your Guide" (January 2008). 

• AMDR letter-to-the-editor, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, October, 2007 article on reprocessed external fixation components.  See AMDR's full response (December 2007).

• For AMDR's 2007 Annual Report, Reprocessing Industry Update, click here (fall 2007).

• AMDR celebrates ten years!  1997 - 2007, Ten Years of Excellence in Reprocessing. Read the full statement from AMDR's President, commemorating the anniversary (fall 2007).

• AMDR releases position paper supporting Unique Device Identification (UDI) (fall 2007).

• AMDR responds to Smith & Nephew sponsored "study" of reprocessed shaver blades (fall 2006). 

AMDR Press Releases:

• Medical Device Reprocessing in the News; Statement from AMDR, March 24, 2008.

• Reprocessing industry group applauds GAO report findings -- Reprocessed medical devices are safe, stringently regulated and an answer to the health care cost-crisis, March 4, 2008. 

• AMDR presents to Virginia Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (VAHRMM) fall conference: Reprocessed medical devices safe, stringently regulated and an answer to the health care cost crisis; Reprocessing industry challenges OEMs to become part of the solution, November 8, 2007.

• America's top hospitals use reprocessed medical devices; Find devices to be safe and effective, October 24, 2007.

• Health care professionals oppose legislation limiting use of reprocessed medical devices; charge OEMs with using scare tactics to mislead legislators... Massachusetts legislature's Public Health Committee hearing on reprocessing, September 27, 2007.

• Federal hearing reveals that reprocessed medical devices are safe, stringently regulated; "Original devices - not reprocessed ones ...cause the largest numbers of death and injuries," says Rep. Henry Waxman, September 28, 2006.

• Washington investigation unable to find link between the safe, FDA-regulated practice of reprocessing and an increase in risk to patients, December 12, 2005. 

• The nation's largest medical device reprocessors reaffirm their commitment to patient safety, March 31, 2005. 

Past Articles:

Julie Williamson, Tapping the True Reuse Potential, Healthcare Purchasing News, April, 2008.

Laura Landro, Hospitals Reuse Medical Devices to Lower Costs, The Wall Street Journal, March 19, 2008.

Horwitz, Daniel, S. MD, Schabel, Kathryn L.S. MD, Higgins, Thomas F. MD, Department of  Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, The Economic Impact of Reprocessing External Fixation Components (abstract), The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, October, 2007.

Nathan Belkin, In-House Reprocessing - Why Not?, Healthcare Purchasing News, October, 2007.

Rick Ferreira, Repeat Performance; Medical Device Reprocessing Can Help Hospitals Save Money and Protect the Environment, Most Wired Magazine, September 26, 2007.

Daniel J. Vukelich, Reprocessed Medical Devices Are Safe and Cost-Effective, Worcester Business Journal, September 17, 2007.

Mark Cantrell, Reprocessing Single-Use Devices; Use of Resterilized Equipment is Up for Debate, The Nursing Spectrum, September 13, 2007.

Rick Dana Barlow, Third-Party Reprocessors Gauge Turbulent Past, Ongoing Battle Plans; Ascent, SterilMed chiefs illuminate why their business makers sense for healthcare facilities, despite manufacturer opposition, Healthcare Purchasing News, May 2007.

Jennifer Schraag, SUD Reprocessing Update; The Debate Continues, the Practice Prevails, Infection Control Today, January 2, 2007.

Reusing Medical Devices; Fears Overblown, Press of Atlantic City, Editorial, November 30, 2006.

Meggan Clark, Fight Over Cleaned, Reprocessed Medical Supplies Gets Dirty, Press of Atlantic City, November 26, 2006. 

Leigh Page, Reprocessing Takes Root Despite Controversy, Materials Management in Health Care, May 2006.

Chudzik, Rafal, Howell, Michael BSN, RN, Mahajan, Atul, AcuNav Reprocessing: An Evaluation of Safety, Clinical Effectiveness and Cost Savings (abstract), EP Lab Digest, February, 2006.

Second Life for Medical Items Cuts Hospital Costs; Health Alliance to Save $1M by Reprocessing Devices, Cincinnati Business Courier, October 25, 2005.

Alison B. Flynn and Ran Knishinsky, A Matter of Reprocessing, Materials Management in Health Care, October 2005.

Curt Werner, Legal Wranglings on SUD Reprocessing Mostly Aid Reprocessors, Healthcare Purchasing News, July 2005.

Julie E. Williamson, Great Expectations: Hospitals Find FDA Regs Build Stronger Case for Reprocessing, Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2005.

FDA Clarifies Decision and Action on Reprocessed SUDs, Healthcare Purchasing News, November 2004.

John Conroy, Reprocessing Trend Steams Ahead; OEMs Just Steam, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, June 2004.

Julie E Williamson, Thriving Third Party Reprocessing Sector Spurs New Growth Opportunities, Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2004.

Charlie Whelan, Reprocessing Growth, Materials Management in Health Care, May 2004.

Nathan L. Belkin, More to the Story, Materials Management in Health Care, March 2004.

Erik Swain, Device Labeling Provision Comes Under Fire, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry, February, 2004.

VHA Member Hospitals Reduce Supply Costs Through Device Reprocessing, Yahoo! Finance, January 26, 2004.

Leslie Blake, R.N., From the Nurse's Mouth; One Clinician's View on Reprocessing, Materials Management in Health Care, January 2004.

Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) Reprocessing Advisory, Hospitalconnect.com, January 2004.

Mark Salomon, Reprocessing: Making Tough Choices; FDA Regulations Force Hospitals to Look at Costs, Options, EndoNurse, December 2003/January 2004.

Sheri Hall, Hospitals Save with Recycled Medical Tools; Process Can Make Devices More Reliable Than New, The Detroit News, December 24, 2003.

Rick Ferreira, Reprocessing Single-Use Medical Devices: Setting the Record Straight, Health Leaders Magazine, October 2003.

Marion Sachs, Opinion: Will the Real Patient Advocate Please Stand Up?, Healthcare Purchasing News, August 2003.

Recycling Returns: Once Shunned, Medical Device Reprocessing Saves Real Money, Health Leaders Magazine, August, 2003.

David Warburton, 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.

Curt Werner, Panel Delivers Mostly One-sided Snub of Reprocessed SUDs, Healthcare Purchasing News Online, July, 2003.

Jane Cys, Speaking of Reuse, Materials Management in Healthcare, June 2003.

Julie E. Williamson, Business Booms for Third Party Reprocessors, Healthcare Purchasing News Online, June, 2003.

Vanguard Partners With EPA and AHA to Reduce Medical Waste, Infection Control Today, April 16, 2003.

CDRH Offers Free Reprocessing CD-ROM, SSM Online, April 16, 2003.

Nellcor and Alliance Medical Announce Comarketing Agreement for Pulse Oximetry Sensor Remanufacturing, SSM Online, April 9, 2003.

Nellcor and Alliance Medical Announce First-of-its-Kind Co-Marketing, Infection Control Today, April 8, 2003.

Nathan L. Belkin, A Single Use Label Doesn't Mean it Applies, Materials Management in Healthcare, February, 2003.

Edward C. Wilson, Jr., MDUFMA Spells Change for Manufacturers, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry, January 2003.

Deborah Haley, RN, CNOR, MBA, Implementing a Reprocessing Program: Success Hinges on Planning, Infection Control Today, December 2002.

Frequently-Asked-Questions about the Reprocessing and Reuse of Single-Use Devices by Third-Party and Hospital Reprocessors; Two Additional Questions, CDRH, FDA, December 11, 2002.

The Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 - "FAQs," CDRH, FDA, November 7, 2002.

Erin Burke, Survey Says, Materials Management in Heathcare, November, 2002.

Che Parker, Nearly one-fourth of hospitals reuse SUDs, AHA News.com, October 29, 2002.

Survey on the Reuse and Reprocessing of Single-Use Devices (SUDs) in U.S. Hospitals - Executive Summary, CDRH, FDA, October 16, 2002.

Erik Swain, FDA Seeks Input on Opened but Unused Devices, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry, October 2002.

IAHCSMM Distributes Reuse CD, SSM Online, July 8, 2002.

Curt Werner, Waiting for the Tsunami: Life of the Third Party, Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2002.

Pamela J. Furman, Esq., Process of Elimination, Materials Management in Healthcare, March, 2002.

ECRI's Health Devices Provides Guidance on Choosing a Company to Reprocess,  ECRI, April 23, 2001.

Don Selvey, Medical Device Reprocessing: Is it Good for Your Organization, Infection Control Today, January 2001.

The Writing's on the Wall, Third-Party Reprocessing Spells Opportunity for Special Distributors, Repertoire, October, 2000.

Steven J. Milloy, ‘Scare’ Tactics in Reprocessed Medical Device Debate: Big Business Stoops to Activists' Level in Attack on Small Competitors,  Chicago Sun-Times, February 22, 2000.