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 maker of medical scopes that have been linked to two recent "superbug" outbreaks at California hospitals has issued new cleaning instructions for the devices amid scrutiny from regulators, ...
Industry giant Olympus was ordered to pay damages to the hospital where a patient died of an infection linked to a contaminated scope. Jurors also found the hospital negligent, and it was ordered to ...
A superbug outbreak at a foreign health facility has been linked to Olympus-made duodenoscopes that were recently redesigned to prevent such infections, according to the Los Angeles Times. In the U.S.
Olympus Corp. said it will voluntarily recall and redesign a troubled medical scope that has been linked to scores of potentially deadly patient infections around the world. The company, which sells ...
Nearly two years before superbug outbreaks hit UCLA and Cedars-Sinai medical centers, the maker of the scopes involved was already warning hospitals in Europe about the risk of such patient infections ...
The Olympus scopes have been linked to at least 35 deaths in U.S. hospitals since 2013. In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to Olympus, Pentax Medical and other ...
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, ...
SEATTLE -- Three executives from Japan loom large in a cramped courtroom here -- at least their photos do, mounted on a white poster board propped in front of the jury. "They were the key ...
Reporting from Seattle — Three executives from Japan loom large in a cramped courtroom here — at least their photos do, mounted on a white poster board propped in front of the jury. “They were the key ...