Circular Medical Expo: INNOVATION FOR GLOBAL HEALTH

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Glossary

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Circular medical economy

A model in which medical devices, instruments and packaging are kept in use through reprocessing, refurbishment, material recovery or safe disposal, rather than following a purely linear take-make-dispose path.

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Single-use device reprocessing

The regulated process of cleaning, disinfecting, testing, repackaging and resterilising a device labelled for single use so it can be used again, typically by a hospital or a third-party reprocessor.

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EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)

Regulation (EU) 2017/745, the framework covering medical device safety, clinical evidence, labelling and post-market surveillance in the European Union. Reprocessed devices and packaging changes must fit its requirements.

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Sterile barrier system

The packaging configuration that keeps a sterilised medical device sterile until use; circularity work here focuses on material choice, recycling compatibility and validation of any change.

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Take-back scheme

A collection route through which hospitals or suppliers recover used devices, components or packaging for reprocessing, remanufacture or material recycling.

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Reverse logistics

The movement of used products and materials from the point of care back to a reprocessor, recycler or manufacturer, including collection, sorting, decontamination and transport.

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Life cycle assessment (LCA)

A structured method for comparing environmental impacts across a device or packaging system's life, from raw material and sterilisation through use and end-of-life.

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Central sterile services department (CSSD)

A hospital unit that cleans, packs and sterilises reusable instruments; CSSDs are key partners for reprocessing workflows and packaging trials.

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Extended producer responsibility (EPR)

A policy approach that makes producers responsible for the end-of-life management of their products or packaging, often through collection and recycling obligations.

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Recyclable medical packaging

Packaging designed so that its materials can be separated and recovered in available waste streams, subject to infection-control and sterile-barrier validation.

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Circular procurement

Purchasing criteria that include durability, repairability, take-back, recycled content and end-of-life routes alongside price and clinical performance.

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Padova Fiere / Padova Hall

Padua's main exhibition quarter, operated as Padova Hall, where the city's trade fairs and congresses are held.

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Fiera di Padova stop

The public transport stop serving the fairground, listed by Moovit and served by Padova's bus and tram network.

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FS Busitalia Veneto

The regional bus operator whose Veneto timetables and lines cover local services in Padua, including routes toward the fairground.