Senate Report Cites Delays in Identifying, Addressing Endoscope Contamination Concerns

Posted by friimedical  at Feb

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), manufacturers of duodenoscopes, and hospitals all failed to adequately communicate the risk of infection linked to these devices, putting patients’ lives at risk, according to a harsh U.S. Senate report released earlier this month. In particular, the report blasted what it described as the “failure” of the FDA’s medical [...]