The FDA has issued a warning letter to Conformis (NSDQ:CFMS) about the number of failures in the company’s Wilmington, Mass. vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) system, the company said in a regulatory filing.
VHP is used in low-temperature sterilization and is compatible with a wide range of medical instruments and materials, including polypropylene, brass and polyethylene. Unlike ethylene oxide, a carcinogen also used in low-temperature medtech sterilization, VHP emits no toxic by-products.
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