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The carbon footprint of plastic production for initial use is greater than the global warming impact of the entire process used for medical device reprocessing
Use of reprocessed devices is environmentally superior to use of original products in 13 of 16 categories evaluated
Reprocessing found to advance circular economy, a key strategy for reaching the UN Sustainability Goals
LCA offers evidence showing that in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and honor the Paris Climate Agreement, EU Member States must opt-in to EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) s reprocessing/remanufacturing provisions
[Berlin / Washington, DC - 25 January 2021] Hospitals could cut emissions associated with some medical device use in half by opting instead for regulated, reprocessed single-use medical devices. The LCA evaluated the use of a reprocessed electrophysiology catheter compared with the use of original catheters for 16 different environmental impact categories and found that