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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 [...]
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Hospital infections: pathogens, diseases long shared on unclean scopes and other medical instruments
Posted by friimedical at Mar
On the medical device known as an endoscope, a tiny camera sits at the end of a long black tube. In routine medical procedures like endoscopies and colonoscopies, the camera peeks into cavities in internal organs, checking for growths and spotting potential problems. But lately it’s the scope itself that seems to be the problem [...]
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Process improvement in surgical instruments cleaning
Posted by friimedical at Jul
Click here to view or download “Process improvement in surgical instruments cleaning”.
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Reproccesed arthroscopic shaver blades
Posted by friimedical at Jul
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Ongoing Safety Review of Arthroscopic Shavers: FDA Safety Communication
Posted by friimedical at Jul
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