Reprocessed Medical Devices Market, By Device Type (Laparoscopic Devices, General Surgery Devices, Orthopedic Devices, Cardiovascular Devices, Non-Invasive Devices, and Others), By Type (Third-party and In-house), By End User (Hospitals & Clinics, Diagnostic Centers, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and Others), By Geography (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa)
In November 2023, Medline Industries, LP., a private healthcare company, announced that it has increased the square footage of its facility in Redmond, U.S., which reprocesses medical items destined for landfills. The site grew by around 52,000 square feet. ReNewal is the company's medical device reprocessing initiative, and since 2014, it has saved over 10 million pounds of waste from landfills by reprocessing about 15 million goods.
In October 2023, GE HealthCare, a global medical technology company, and reLink Medical, an all-in-one online medical equipment store, announced a partnership to provide asset management solutions to healthcare providers to help reduce medical device waste, increase operational efficiency, and maximize equipment utilization. This collaboration includes a standardized medical equipment disposition approach that entails selling, recycling, or donating obsolete equipment.
In October 2023, AA Medical, a provider of sustainable solutions for the new and resale medical device markets, announced three new collaborations with renowned firms in the health care asset management, medical device reprocessing, and disposition industries. The firm's strategic relationships with Zantek Medical, a well-known certified biomed medical device reprocessing firm, support AA Medical's ambition of becoming a market leader in surgical devices.
In January 2023, AA Medical announced the completion of a partnership with Certified Endoscopy Products, a prominent U.S.-based medical device reprocessing company specializing in endoscopic devices. AA Medical and Certified Endoscopy will merge to become a leading medical device reprocessing company that serves the endoscopy, orthopedic, and other surgical equipment sectors.