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Month: August 2015

Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Custom Ultrasonics Duodenoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Form 483 Medical Device Reports (MDRs) Olympus TJF-Q180V Risk Assessment Ronald Reagan Medical Center (UCLA)

A ‘Trickle-Down Effect’: The Potential Impact of the FDA’s Warning About Endoscope Safety on Automated Endoscope Reprocessors

August 21, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

August 19, 2015 — Late last week the FDA “warned” FujiFilm, Olympus and Pentax — the manufacturers of virtually every gastrointestinal endoscope used in the U.S. — for failing to…

Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Duodenoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Informed Consent Multidrug Resistant Strains Olympus TJF-Q180V

Another Potentially Deadly ‘Superbug’ Outbreak Suspected at a Pasadena Hospital

August 21, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

August 20, 2015 — A Pasadena hospital is investigating a potentially deadly ‘superbug’ outbreak that is reportedly related to the same type of medical endoscope federal officials have recently linked…

Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Department of Veterans Affairs Duodenoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Medical Device Reports (MDRs) Multidrug Resistant Strains Olympus TJF-Q180V Veterans Health Administration

FDA Warns Three Endoscope Manufacturers for Safety Violations Following Deadly ‘Superbug’ Outbreaks

August 18, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

August 18, 2015 — The FDA has “warned” the three manufacturers of medical endoscopes used in the U.S. for failing to comply with federally mandated regulations. Last week, the FDA…

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