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Emergency Use Authorization: Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System for decontaminating compatible N95 respirators (issued Mar. 28, 2020; reissued Jan. 21, 2021; revoked June 30, 2021)

Letter of Authorization, Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System (reissued Jan. 21, 2021)

Denise M. Hinton, Chief Scientist, FDA (letter to Battelle Memorial Institute) · United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration
Level
Federal
Authority
FD&C Act s. 564(c), (d)
Issued
2021-01-21 Jan. 21, 2021
Effective
Original authorization Mar. 28, 2020 (read as 2020-03-28)
End
2021-06-30 (revocation) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 28, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersSupply chain
Addressees
  • Battelle Memorial Institute; health care facilities
Functions reached
  • SC supply chain (PPE reuse)
  • IC infection control
Collection
Other federal health agencies AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER

Operative words

On March 28, 2020, based on your request, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the emergency use of the Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System... for use in decontaminating compatible N95 respirators for reuse by healthcare personnel to prevent exposure to pathogenic biological airborne particulates when there are insufficient supplies of FFRs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic

Enforcement

Conditions of authorization

Notes

Hospitals nationwide sent N95s to Battelle sites for reuse in 2020-2021; the EUA ended June 30, 2021.