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To promote circular economy for complex medical devices in healthcare, Vanguard contributed to the session “The waste hierarchy in practice (Part 1): Reprocessing medical devices” at CleanMed, Europe’s leading conference on sustainable healthcare.
A Missing Element in the Emissions Framework: The Concept of Scope 4 Scope 4 describes exactly what is missing from the current system: the avoidance of emissions through reuse, repair, or remanufacturing. While Scopes 1–3 measure what companies generate, Scope 4...
Why manufacturers of medical devices cannot do without this standard ISO 13485 is the internationally recognized standard that defines the requirements for a comprehensive quality management system (QMS) for the design, development and manufacture of medical devices,...
“Healthcare is a system-relevant sector, while at the same time having a significant impact on environmental pollution. […] More than 70 percent of emissions in this sector are caused by the production and supply chains of medical devices. It therefore makes perfect...