The FDA has granted Sterilucent emergency use authorization (EUA) for its hydrogen peroxide sterilizer for use with N95 and N95-equivalent respirators — the latest in a string of mask sterilizers receiving EUAs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Minneapolis-based Sterilucent’s HC 80TT vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizer may now be used to decontaminate the single-use compatible respirators that […]
Stryker gains emergency nod for respirator decontamination
The FDA has granted Stryker (NYSE:SYK) an emergency use authorization to decontaminate used N95 respirators using the company’s Sterizone VP4 sterilizer during the coronavirus outbreak. The Sterizone VP4 uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide to sterilize up to 20 of the masks in one cycle, according to the FDA. Stryker’s sterilizer is the fourth that uses vaporized hydrogen […]
Advanced Sterilization wins FDA nod for emergency mask decontamination
Advanced Sterilization Products has won FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for hospitals to use its Sterrad Sterilization Cycles systems to decontaminate N95 or N95-equivalent respirators for reuse by healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. The EUA will enable decontamination of approximately 4 million respirators per day, according to the FDA. It covers the Sterrad 100S cycle, Sterrad […]
