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News|Videos|September 30, 2025
The History of IFUs
Instructions for Use (IFU) have been a work in progress starting as far back as the 1940’s. Learn more about how they began and who the key organizations were in establishing these instructions.
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By the 1990’s, a report revealed that thousands were either injured or died in hospitals each year from medical error. Over the last century, several regulatory agencies have come into existence, changing the landscape of medical device disinfectant as well as general healthcare practices. Learn more about how healthcare associated infections (HAI) were deemed as preventable and led to better establishments of care.
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