US Endoscopy has released its VIA bedside endoscope pre-cleaning kit, according to an EndoNurse report. The single-use VIA kit includes supplies needed to pre-clean an endoscope immediately after a ...

The Food and Drug Administration has ordered the recall of roughly 2,800 Custom Ultrasonics automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) from hospitals and other healthcare facilities, claiming the company ...

ECRI Institute has announced it will host a web conference to provide best practices for identifying and tracking endoscopes, a medical device that has made headlines after being linked with numerous ...

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. Cross contamination from flexible endoscopes remains one most health technology-related hazards. Every ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — In this exclusive video perspective from Digestive Disease Week 2018, Brian Newton, chief operating ...

CENTER VALLEY, PA (May 6, 2010) -- Olympus, a precision technology leader, designing and delivering innovative solutions in medical and surgical products, today announced the launch of the OER-Pro, ...

Sterile processing for endoscopic equipment is one of the biggest concerns when it comes to infection control. A recent study presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for ...

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes used to examine the interior of the digestive tract, despite a multi-step cleaning and disinfecting process, according to a study. Potentially ...

The medical endoscope manufacturer linked to several recent outbreaks of drug-resistant bacteria released new recommended procedures Thursday for reprocessing its devices that federal regulators say ...

Current techniques used to clean endoscopes for reuse are not consistently effective, according to a new study. The findings of this study support the need for careful visual inspection and cleaning ...