When Did the FDA Begin Regulating UVC Robots?

EP: 1.FDA UV Authorization Introduction

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EP: 2.When Did the FDA Begin Regulating UVC Robots?

EP: 3.What Separates Those Companies That Have Been FDA Authorized and Those That Haven’t?

EP: 4.Modalities to Study the Efficacy of UVC Devices

EP: 5.FDA’s UV Performance Testing and Emergency Use Authorization for the COVID-19 Pandemic

EP: 6.Value Analysis Committees for UVC and What They Need

EP: 7.EPA Does Not Regulate Medical Devices, and UV Are Medical Devices

EP: 8.What Are the Differences Between Medical Devices and Nonmedical Devices?

EP: 9.Are These EPA-Regulated Since These Devices Are Dangerous to Staff?

EP: 10.What Is the Process to Get the FDA Authorization, and Is the FDA Enforcing this Industry?

EP: 11.Loopholes in the UV Device Industry

EP: 12.Where Can These Products Be Used if They Are Not (Yet) Authorized?

EP: 13.What Is Your One Piece of Advice to Health Care Leaders Evaluating These Devices?

EP: 14.Will the FDA Allow UV Companies to Market While Working on Getting the Authorization?

EP: 15.Educating the UV Device Purchaser

EP: 16.Panel Members’ Final Thoughts

Hospitals are embracing whole-room microbial reduction as a backstop to inconsistent surface cleaning, and the FDA has now created a formal regulatory pathway that finally defines what compliance and validated claims look like. That clarity raises new questions for infection prevention and environmental services teams about procurement, risk management, and how these tools fit into patient-safety strategies. In this section, our panelists explain how we got here and what the new oversight means for real-world adoption and outcomes.