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, ...

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 ...

The current updates to the AAMI ST91 national standard are intended to reduce outbreaks linked to the use of contaminated endoscopes through quality processing. Key aspects of this updated standard ...

The FDA, CDC and Department of Veterans Affairs provide the following six general recommendations to prevent cross-contamination in endoscope processing. 1. Establish an institutional program for ...

Fort Collins, Colorado, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Endoscope Reprocessing Market size was valued at USD 2,655.6 Million in 2022 and is expected to reach a market size of USD 7,374.5 Million ...

Olympus Medical Systems Group, a division of Olympus America, has released a solution known as Unifia that employs radio frequency identification to track the location, history and status of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gastrointestinal societies voted not to support the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s ...

Endoscope cleaning and disinfecting is a complicated and often costly process, said Sunny Vestal, the regional manager of sterile processing services at Temple, Texas-based Scott & White Medical ...

In another endoscope-related deal, Cantel Medical will buy Germany's BHT Group, which sells endoscope storage systems and automatic endoscope reprocessing systems. Cantel Medical has agreed to acquire ...