Sterilization equipment and services:  a medical device technology survey.
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.
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Aster Publishing Corporation, Chester, UK.
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