Guidance

Single-use medical devices: implications and consequences of re-use

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Part of: Medical devices: safety guidance and Patient safety
• Published: 1 December 2013

Guidance for healthcare professionals on using single-use medical devices ((DB 2006(04) v2.0)).

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Single-use medical devices: implications and consequences of re-use

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Details

This guidance covers:

• legal implications
• negligence
• regulatory requirements
• safety issues

Document information

Published: 1 December 2013

From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Part of: Medical devices: safety guidance Patient safety