Category: GI Endoscopes

Congressman Lieu Asks Questions of Endoscope Manufacturers in the Wake of Several Deadly “Superbug” Outbreaks

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has written letters to the Olympus Corporation of the Americas (Center Valley, PA) and to Pentax Medical (Montvale, NJ) asking a number of questions in…

Considerations Not Addressed in the FDA’s Communication Discussing Olympus’ New Instructions for Reprocessing the TJF-Q180V Duodenoscope

March 27, 2015 — On March 26, 2015, the FDA issued a safety communication: Olympus Validates New Reprocessing Instructions for Model TJF-Q180V Duodenoscopes — click here. This Olympus safety communication…

HIGHLANDS TODAY: “Infections, deaths six years ago brought to light in Highlands County, Florida”

Highlands Today (March 7, 2015): Infections, deaths six years ago brought to light in Highlands County. This article in Highlands Today provides some new, important details of a nightmarish bacterial…