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Sterile Barrier Association

An essential tool in the fight against Healthcare Associated Infections.

Sterile Barrier Association

An essential tool in the fight against Healthcare Associated Infections.

Sterile Barrier Association

An essential tool in the fight against Healthcare Associated Infections.

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SBA Video’s & Guidance Documents

SBA Video’s and Guidance Documents are designed to be informative and aid hospital professionals and manufacturers to understand necessary labelling and good practice handling techniques. The range of subjects includes:

  • Definition of Sterile Barrier Systems symbols
  • Aseptic Opening and Presentation techniques
  • Sterilisation Processes
  • SBS packaging types
  • How Sterile Barriers work

For more information view the video and documents library

 

The Sterile Barrier Association (SBA) is the European trade association for companies who produce Sterile Barrier Systems (SBS) and associated equipment and accessories for the healthcare industry. SBS materials and equipment are sophisticated and allow single use and reusable medical devices to be sterilised after manufacture or after use.  Sterilisation may take place at a medical device manufacturer or in the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) of a hospital. In both cases the critical function of the SBS is to maintain product sterility up to the point of use.

Our mission: To be the recognised expert association in the healthcare industry, promoting the use of and providing education on the most suitable single use sterile barrier systems to ensure patient safety.

The Association represents its members in promoting this very important sector of the healthcare industry, creating a positive environment to drive innovation in the technology associated with the production of sterile barrier systems and in setting the highest standards in product and manufacturing excellence.

SBA members account for over 75% of the European sterile barrier industry and SBA members’  products are sold all over the world. You can see the current list of member companies here. Representatives of the companies meet twice a year to get updates on the ever-changing regulations surrounding both medical devices and the components of SBS. These meetings take place all around Europe and members are updated on the situation in each of the countries they visit by local medical market experts.

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202322marAll Day23Medical Technology UK - Coventry

april

Ernest N Morial Convention Centre900 Convention Centre Blvd

202301aprAll Day04AORN 2023 - San Antonio

Tokyo Big SightWest Halls

202319aprAll Day21Medtec Japan

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202304mayAll Day10Interpack 2023

202306mayAll Day10HSPA 2023 - Nashville

202323mayAll Day25Medtec Live with T4M

june

Congress Centre, Palexpo, Route François-Peyrot 30, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, SwitzerlandCongress Centre, Palexpo, Route François-Peyrot 30, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland

202314junAll Day15Connect in Pharma

september

202318sepAll Day20OR Manager Nashville

october

BrusselsSquare, Mont des Arts, Brussels, 1000

202318octAll Day21World Congress 2023 - BrusselsMany SBA Members will be present at the World Congress, please watch this space for updates and open event to plan your meetings

november

202313novAll Day16Medica/Compamed 2023Many SBA Members will be present in Dusseldorf, please watch this space for updates and open event to plan your meetings

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Latest News

202126Oct
SBA welcomes new Chair, Thibaut Hyvernat

At the recent Autumn SBA members conference, long-standing Chair Thierry Wagner, welcomes Thibaut Hyvernat as the new Chair of the Read More…

202120Aug
SBA launches image of examples of new symbols in practice

The Sterile Barrier Association (SBA) created and validated new symbols for Sterile Barrier System (SBS) configurations respective packaging systems for Read More…

202109Aug
SBA publishes feedback document for the Impact Assessment study conducted by Eunomia for the European Commission

The SBA has published its response to the recent Impact Assessment Webinars conducted by Eunomia for the European Commission. In Read More…

202124May
SBA adds Five new language versions to the range of Aseptic opening & Symbols video’s

The SBA has added 5 new language versions for each of their highly popular three new Aseptic Opening and Symbols Read More…

202124May
SBA adds new SBS Symbols Q&A’s document for Healthcare Professionals to library

With the success and popularity of the Symbols for SBS Guidance document launched last year, which was primarily aimed at Read More…

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