Sterilization plant closures: Here’s why you need to care

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The recent shutdown of a Sterigenics medical device sterilization plant in Willowbrook, Ill. has affected medtech giants such as Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and Stryker (NYSE:SYK), according to an FDA list of devices processed at the sterilization plant.

Medium-sized and smaller firms, including Teleflex Medical (NYSE:TFX), Arthrex and ArthroCare also had devices processed there. The Willowbrook plant sterilized 594 types of devices, including sutures, clamps, knives, stents and needles. With a Viant sterilization plant in Grand Rapids, Mich. slated to close later this year, the FDA is warning of spot shortages, and smaller medtech companies may be the hardest hit.

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