The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. Cross contamination from flexible endoscopes remains one most health technology-related hazards. Every ...

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 ...

Aldehyde disinfectants may be inadequate for endoscope disinfection, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. For their study, researchers randomly sampled three ...

Philadelphia-based Prairie Dog Tech announced the launch of a new image capturing device that provides immediate access to real time photos of endoscope cleaning sinks. In light of recent issues with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — In this exclusive video perspective from Digestive Disease Week 2018, Brian Newton, chief operating ...

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes used to examine the interior of the digestive tract, despite a multi-step cleaning and disinfecting process, according to a study published in ...

Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent of reusable medical scopes ...

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Bacteria lingering on endoscopes can lead to drug-resistant infections. Before getting scoped, patients should ask how they will be protected. When Bill Warner received a diagnosis of a possible bile ...