title: Sterilization equipment and services:  a medical device technology survey.
abstract: Most medical device manufacturers use sterilization procedures at some point in their production processes.  Many factors affect the choice of sterilization method and whether manufacturers sterilize products in-house or subcontract their sterilization requirements. Underlying trends are apparent, and this article summarizes these trends from the results of a survey recently conducted among European medical device, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
authors.affiliation: Aster Publishing Corporation, Chester, UK.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D004209:Disposable Equipment; D005060:Europe; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011786:Quality Control; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires