Controversy Swirls Around Recycled Medical Devices

News Inferno -- Recycled medical devices are the subject of a heated debate between healthcare providers and the industry. Hospitals - and the reprocessing companies they pay to recycle single use medical devices - say that the practice saves million in healthcare costs and waste. But medical device makers, who stand to lose money through the practice, argue that there is no way to be sure that a recycled device is free of dangerous contaminants.