Industry Insights

BioPledge LLC announced today the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of BioPledge® Antimicrobial POWER™ healthcare disinfectant for kill claims against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, on hard non-porous surfaces. The new multi-purpose disinfectant and cleaner has been added to the EPA’s List N under EPA Reg No. 91691-1.

The RCSI Institute of Global Surgery and global medical technology company, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announce KidSURG, a joint initiative aimed at significantly improving pediatric surgical services across Southern Malawi.

ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) is developing a proposed standard that will provide a cleaning agent formula to clean dried blood from stainless steel medical devices.

Study in December 2020 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Researchers at MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology have come up with a device that could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas.

Medline today announced plans to manufacture face masks in North America for the first time. The company is modifying its Lithia Springs, Ga. plant and anticipates production on level-1 ear loop procedure masks will begin in January, with an anticipated second production line launching later in 2021.