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U.S. hospitals are saving money by reusing medical devices designated for one-time use, ignoring the warnings of manufacturers, which will not vouch for the safety of their reconditioned products.

Jan 25, 2006

Hospitals are not required to tell patients that reconditioned devices will be used -- surgeons themselves often do not know. Many hospitals reprocess in-house, but are increasingly sending used devices to outside companies to clean and resterilize (and repackage!).

Source: Washington Post.com

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