FDA Reports Concerns with Medical Device Availability Due to Sterilization Facility Closures
Many products are sterilized using ethylene oxide. With plants being shut down, there is a shortage of sterilization facilities.
With the recent closure of a large ethylene oxide sterilization facility in Illinois (Sterigenics), the temporary closure of another large Sterigenics facility in Georgia, and the potential closure of a large Becton Dickinson sterilization facility in Georgia, the FDA is concerned about the future availability of medical devices and impending medical device shortages.
