GREEN ETHYLENE OXIDE
S T E R I L I Z A T I O N
SERVICE
PAMA INNOVATION
E t O S T E R I L I Z A T I O N
PAMA INNOVATION
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COST AND TIME SAVING
We have reduced the entire sterilization process, the batch load release time is less than 1 day, compare to 7 days, reducing your cost of on-hand inventory.
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ECO-EFFICIENT
Our EtO sterilization virtually eliminates the presence of ethylene oxide in the air.
We use 50% fewer EtO in our cycle than used in the sterilization industry.
We recycle the residue of EtO in ethylene glycol which can be used to de-ice the planes or windshield washer.
Our electricity is provided from green source energy - Hydro-Québec.
PAMA Green sterilization
optimized
Most industry EtO sterilization
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EtO (mg/l)
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SAFE AND COMPLIANT
Our process exceed the applicable international regulations.
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CAPACITY
We are looking for partnerships to expand oursterilization capacity rapidly.
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TO RESUME
For the entire sterilization process, the release time is less than 1 day, compared to 7 days. (cost and time saving)
We systematically meet the requirements of products and regulations.
We sterilize at low temperature, which guarantees the integrity of the product and the packaging.
We efficiently sterilize a wide range of polymers, resins, natural materials and metals, as well as products combining drugs and devices requiring sterilization of the surface by external contact.
The critical situation of Ethylene oxyde sterilization
INTRODUCTION
Although medical devices can be sterilized by several methods, EO has been the most common method of sterilization of medical devices. It is a well-established and scientifically proven method of preventing harmful microorganisms from reproducing and causing infections. EO has many advantages. The process is convenient, affordable, effective and does not degrade device materials.
Ethylene oxide (EO) is used since the 1930s whose safety has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. At is its peak EO was used on about 50% of healthcare products in the United States — or more than 10 billion medical products per year
In recent years, citizens and governmental agencies have grown concerned about EO emissions from sterilization facilities and the potential health effects not only on the plant workers but also on nearby residents.
At least eight major EO sterilization plants have now been forced to close or shutdown for noncompliance. The FDA has said- it anticipates a national shortage of these devices and other critical devices including feeding tube devices used in neonatal intensive care units, drug-eluting cardiac stents, catheters, shunts and other implantable devices.
2019
In February 2019, the Illinois EPA shut down an EO sterilization facility in Willowbrook, IL, following public demonstrations protesting the plant’s EO emissions. Later in 2019, the EPA detected alarming rates of cancer in populations living near medical device sterilization plants, mainly attributing them to the presence of EO.
