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# Steris Gets EUA for N-95 Respirator Decontamination
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/steris-gets-eua-for-n-95-respirator-decontamination/
- Published: 2020-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:10:49.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5146546

FDA has [issued](http://s2027422842.t.en25.com/e/er?utm%5Fcampaign=041020%5FPR%5F%20COVID-19%20Update%3A%20FDA%20Issues%202nd%20EUA%20to%20Decontaminate%20N95%20Respirators&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=Eloqua&s=2027422842&lid=12622&elqTrackId=52B8F8B417E6D8D5AC83DF199A6498E3&elq=77cb2f16cb2c449a9aded4cbb7da873d&elqaid=12049&elqat=1) a second emergency use authorization (EUA) for decontaminating compatible N95 or N95-equivalent respirators for reuse by health care workers in hospital settings. The EUA was issued to Steris Corp. for the Steris V-Pro 1 Plus, maX and maX2 Low Temperature Sterilization Systems with the Steris N95 Decontamination Cycle (non-lumen cycle) which uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide. “The vapor fills the sterilization chamber, penetrates the device and sterilizes exposed surfaces,” an [FDA release ](http://s2027422842.t.en25.com/e/es?s=2027422842&e=321349&elqTrackId=376c7bc788024cd5a73d955f2e3dcbdc&elq=77cb2f16cb2c449a9aded4cbb7da873d&elqaid=12049&elqat=1&ref=fdaweb.com)says. The device is capable of processing 10 respirators at once through a process that takes about 28 minutes to complete. Each respirator can be processed up to 10 times for single-user reuse, it says, adding that about 750,000 N95 respirators per day could be decontaminated.