An estimated 50% of sterile medical devices in the U.S. are treated with ethylene oxide. It is also a known carcinogen.

The Trump administration is seeking to ease restrictions on the use of ethylene oxide (EtO), a carcinogenic gas commonly used in the sterilization of medical devices such as catheters and ventilators.

The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 facilities that emit the toxic chemical ethylene oxide in neighborhoods across the U.S.

After years of delays – largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic – on April 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finally issued two proposals that would reduce ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions ...

Ethylene oxide (EtO) is a naturally occurring, colorless gas compound used primarily in the sterilization of medical and dental equipment, in construction, and in transportation. It can also be found ...

Ethylene oxide is a colorless, toxic gas used primarily to sterilize medical products. About half of all sterile medical devices — such as wound dressings, stents, syringes, and catheters — in the U.S ...

1. The use of ethylene oxide is critical for the sterilization of medical equipment, which protects patients against infection and the transmission of disease. The continued utilization of ethylene ...

The medical device sterilization industry has faced increasing scrutiny over the past 10 years, due to a series of sentinel events and resulting personal injury suits surrounding its use of the ...

Sterility is a critical attribute of many parenteral products and medical devices. Understanding the dynamics of the various appropriate sterilization processes enables manufacturers and end-users to ...

The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG), a medtech group that advises the European Commission, recently published a guidance on the ethylene oxide’s (EtO) regulatory status under the Medical ...

An estimated 50% of sterile medical devices in the U.S. are treated with ethylene oxide. It is also a known carcinogen.