On April 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the STERIS System 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System. The device is used to process reusable heat-sensitive devices such as endoscopes. It does not sterile devices. Read more at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/DeviceApprovalsandClearances/Recently-ApprovedDevices/ucm207489.htm.
FDA clears STERIS system
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