6 results

• Colonoscopy Infection Lawsuit Filed Over Contaminated Olympus Scope

  July 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Olympus faces a lawsuit from a Chicago woman who says she developed a severe, life-threatening infection due to the design of its endoscopes, which she says can trap infectious material in their cracks and crevices.

• Scope Infection Lawsuit

  July 6, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Surgical scope infection lawsuits allege that certain reusable endoscopes and duodenoscopes were defectively designed in ways that made them difficult to properly sterilize, allowing bacteria to remain trapped inside the devices and cause serious infections during medical procedures.

• Olympus Scope Infection Concerns Follow Years of FDA Warnings Over Reusable Endoscopes

  July 2, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Federal warnings and enforcement actions involving Olympus and other reusable medical scopes have raised concerns that design flaws may allow bacteria to remain trapped after cleaning, leading to serious infections and product liability lawsuits.

• Olympus Endoscope Lawsuit Filed Over ERCP Infection, Sepsis Linked to Contaminated Scope

  June 9, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawsuit alleges Olympus failed to address known problems with sterilizing duodenoscopes, leading to a fatal ERCP infection years after federal regulators first raised concerns about the devices.

• Pediatric Sepsis Cases Contribute to More Than 1,800 Children’s Deaths Annually in U.S.: Study

  March 31, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study found a high number of children who are hospitalized develop sepsis infections, from which 1,800 children in the U.S. die every year.

• Infections After Colonoscopy, ERCP May Result in Lawsuits Over Olympus Scope Problems

  March 27, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Patients are developing serious infections after colonoscopy and ERCP procedures, as concerns grow that reusable endoscopes may not be fully sterilized, leading to new lawsuits over contaminated medical devices.