Premier's position
on reuse of single-use devices
Premier has considered the recent FDA changes and provides the following position statement to assist hospitals in understanding Premier’s position.
Premier understands that some members have policies that call for the reprocessing of certain medical devices that are labeled as single-use devices (SUDs) by the device manufacturers. Decisions regarding reuse of single use medical devices are solely the decision of the member healthcare facility. Premier recognizes the implementation and enforcement of new FDA requirements on reuse of SUDs that apply existing regulations equally to original equipment manufacturers, third party reprocessors, and hospitals, in an effort to reduce risks associated with reuse. To any extent that a Premier member’s policies regarding the reuse of SUDs result in a conflict with that member’s commitment to Premier group purchasing policies, Premier will use commercially reasonable efforts to help resolve such conflicts.
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