A recent federal lawsuit in the United States found that Johnson & Johnson's Biosense Webster unit hoarded used devices to interfere with hospital single-use device (SUD) remanufacturing programs, inserted coding into devices for no other purpose but to thwart these programs, and illegally tied case support to the use of their single use catheters. Summary of the lawsuit is here.
The nonprofit trade association that advocates for reducing cost, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions through the use of regulated remanufactured SUDs has issued several free resources for hospitals to protect their medical device assets and their right to use regulated remanufactured devices.
Among them: a procurement checklist for those creating tenders or requests for proposals to insert language to protect against these anti-competitive practices - that also drive-up cost, waste, and emissions.
Numerous peer reviewed life cycle assessments show that the use of remanufactured devices cuts emissions by 30-60% compared to the use of virgin device counterpart. Contact dsheon@amdr.org with questions or for more information.
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