AMDR
“ It ’ s the only sector where employees have pledged a commitment to ‘ Do No Harm ’, yet that ’ s what wasteful practices do ”
DANIEL J . VUKELICH , ESQ . PRESIDENT & CEO OF AMDR
that promote reusing and reprocessing . The healthcare sector should not do business with companies that employ such efforts to bolster sales .”
Vukelich sees single-use device reprocessing as the best example of a circular economy business model in motion in healthcare .
“ We are a long-standing , regulated , and proven business model , and we have the data to show we decrease costs , increase supply chain reliability and , perhaps most importantly , we reduce waste and emissions ,” he says . “ We are keeping devices ‘ closer to home ’, meaning they are reprocessed here in America and we ’ re not reliant on foreign imports . Recovery of used medical devices for use in the manufacturing of new devices is what we do , but it ’ s the future for MedTech and other industries .”
At AMDR , the company is standing against the culture of throwing away medical devices with microchips , rare earth metals or even durable plastics and metals .
“ It is environmentally and financially unsustainable ,” Vukelich says . “ These materials need to be reused , reprocessed and remanufactured , and , when they can no longer be used to extend product life , they should be recycled and put into the manufacture of new medical devices and healthcare products .”
In 2023 , AMDR wants the Biden Administration to help incentivise hospitals that reduce emissions by using strategies like reprocessing SUDs .
“ These are big public policy asks , but they are the future ,” he says . “ We need to move healthcare away from rewarding medical devices and supply companies for volumes and start to reward them based on value .”
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