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A recent article in The Brussel Times shows why it is time for EU Ministries of Health to “opt-in” to the new remanufacturing regulations of the MDR.
The European “Green Deal” is the European Union’s most important policy platform – the EU wants to become emission-free by 2050. But the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan musn´t grind to a halt at the gates of the health care sector.
What was investigated? The authors used an eco-audit methodology to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions generated by procedures performed in the operating theatre. A total of 30 ablations conducted over an eight-week period were analysed, including the use of...
1) Three models – and why classification determines everything Reusable medical devices are reprocessed in Germany in accordance with the MPBetreibV and the KRINKO–BfArM recommendation, which is regarded as the recognised state of the art in science and technology. In...
A recent industry article published by abfallmanager-medizin.de addresses this tension and highlights why it is no longer sufficient to focus solely on waste disposal at the end of the chain. Instead, attention is increasingly shifting towards the entire lifecycle of...