More than 50 million endoscopies are performed each year in the United States, according to a Medscape report. Though the risk of transmission of infection is during endoscopy is low, some patient ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dublin, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "United States Endoscope Cleaning Timers Market Size and Growth Trends and Companies 2025-2033" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The ...

Study Shows EVOTECH(R) Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor (ECR) Cleaning Cycle Provides Reliable Organic and Bioburden Removal from all Channels and Surfaces of Bronchoscopes, Duodenoscopes, ...

The Food and Drug Administration has ordered the recall of roughly 2,800 Custom Ultrasonics automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) from hospitals and other healthcare facilities, claiming the company ...

ECRI Institute has announced it will host a web conference to provide best practices for identifying and tracking endoscopes, a medical device that has made headlines after being linked with numerous ...

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. Potentially ...

The methods used for cleaning endoscopes for reuse are not consistently effective, according to findings published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers recommend new reprocessing ...