From: Jerlyons@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:19 PM To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov Cc: rkreitzer@mhs-nepa.com Subject: Single Use Devices Folks: Seems to me that once an item is categorized for single use (in the best interests of patient care) IT NEEDS TO REMAIN SO. The only exception that I would recommend is that if the same protocol is used for resterilization that the manufacturer had to comply with for the initial sterilization, reprocessing might be considered - one time - and one time only!!!!!! Thank you, Jerry Lyons Former Certified CS Tech and Manager.