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• 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 PolyLoop Endoscope Ligation Device Linked to More Than 100 Injuries: FDA

  December 4, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Updated instructions have been issued for certain Olympus PolyLoop ligating devices after reports that the devices may not release properly, which can cause them to become stuck around a patient’s tissue.