Medical Device Sterilization Requirements

In july packaging and sterilization experts explored the complex relationship between sterile medical device packaging and sterilization methods in the webinar sterile barrier packaging.

Medical device sterilization requirements.

Most medical and surgical devices used in healthcare facilities are made of materials that are heat stable and therefore undergo heat primarily steam sterilization. The processes of sterilization and decontamination are complex requiring specific infrastructure equipment and process in this course which is divided into two parts you will learn about the overall procedure for managing decontamination and sterilization of medical devices. Medical devices made. For example a regulatory authority in the region in which you supply medical devices demands ethylene oxide sterilization for a specific medical device so you have to ensure.

For many medical devices sterilization with ethylene oxide may be the only method that effectively sterilizes and does not damage the device during the sterilization process. However since 1950 there has been an increase in medical devices and instruments made of materials e g plastics that require low temperature sterilization.