Stryker to acquire Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a company that helps hospital recycle medical devices designed for a single use.
The medical device industry has been wary of this practice in the past, questioning whether devices designed for a single use can be properly sterilized and whether they can hold up for multiple uses. So it’s interesting to see a big device company diving into the business of encouraging hospitals to re-use devices.
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