Dive Brief:

• Stryker Corporation, (NYSE: SYK) a medical tech company, received 510(k) clearance- Premarket Notification, for its Neptune 2 Waste Management System from the U.S. FDA.

• The system reduces the risk of those in the healthcare field by removing exposure to fluids and smoke in operating rooms.

• The clearance affords Stryker the opportunity to mark its growing commitment to the surgical waste management market. 

Dive Insight:

The closed system collects and eliminates surgical waste without employees having to come into contact with potentially hazardous fluids and plumes.