The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology have released an updated version of their 2003 joint guidelines for processing gastrointestinal ...

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 ...

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America have updated their 2003 joint guideline for reprocessing gastrointestinal endoscopes to ...

After seven years, the standard for cleaning and storing a long list of medical devices, such as flexible bronchoscopes and various endoscopes, has been updated to reflect the consensus of industry, ...

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses plans to release an update to its “Guideline for Processing Flexible Endoscopes” on Feb. 1, but the lead author of the guideline update offered 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 ...

June 2, 2011 — An updated guideline on reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes outlines the best current methods of disinfection and discusses new and evolving technology and ...

The methods used for cleaning endoscopes for reuse are not consistently effective, according to findings published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers recommend new reprocessing ...

Olympus is facing more pushback over endoscopes tied to drug-resistant superbug outbreaks at U.S. hospitals, as new reports show the company asked the FDA to soften its guidelines on cleaning ...

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 ...