Olympus has issued updated manual reprocessing instructions for duodenoscopes that were linked to a rash of superbug infections, prompting a recall of the medical devices, earlier this year. The FDA ...

The FDA announced it has reviewed Olympus’s updated, validated manual reprocessing instructions for its TJF-160F and TJF-160VF duodenoscope models, and recommends facilities using the devices ...

Approved disinfection procedures are ineffective at rendering medical scopes free of infectious bacteria, according to a seven month study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Of ...

Patient safety is top of mind for hospitals as reimbursement is increasingly linked to clinical quality, but one area that has not changed much in the last decade is bacteria breeding on medical ...

A federal lawmaker is seeking details from the Center Valley manufacturer of medical scopes that have been linked to several “superbug” bacteria outbreaks at U.S. hospitals. U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu, ...

Medical experts, health officials, lawmakers and patients' families have pinned much of the blame for the UCLA superbug outbreak and others across the country on Olympus Corp. and its gastrointestinal ...

A few years back, Olympus came under fire as its duodenoscope was tied to a series of outbreaks across the world in which patients were infected with potentially deadly bacteria. The company’s ...