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• Medical Scope Infection Probe Expanded by Dept. of Justice

  June 9, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Several medical device manufacturers and one hospital have received subpoenas by the Justice Department, which is looking into possible criminal charges relating to drug-resistant bacteria outbreaks linked to the use and cleaning of duodenoscopes.

• ERCP Duodenoscopes Unsafe, FDA Advisory Committee Says

  May 20, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  An FDA advisory panel warns that duodenoscopes are unsafe, but that the benefits still outweigh the risks of drug-resistant infections.

• Duodenoscope Infection Warnings Could Have Been Issued Earlier, FDA Reviewers Say

  May 6, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report finds that the FDA new about the infection risk of duodenoscopes as early as fall 2013 before issuing a safety warning this year.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Olympus Over ERCP Infection

  April 22, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Olympus faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a young boy who died as part of the UCLA medical center drug-resistant infection outbreak linked to the company's duodenoscopes.

• Researchers Confirm Washington E. Coli Outbreak Spread By Endoscopes

  April 1, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study confirm that a deadly, drug-resistant form of E. Coli was spread at a Washington hospital due to contaminated endoscopes.

• Olympus Duodenoscope Cleaning Instructions Revised After Infection Outbreak

  March 27, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  New instructions for how to sanitize Olypmus duodenoscopes have been approved by the FDA, which urges medical personal to use them to clean the devices.

• Endoscope Superbug Risks to be Discussed by FDA Panel Following New CRE Outbreak

  March 19, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is convening an advisory panel to discuss superbug outbreaks and cleaning problems linked to duodenoscopes.

• Duodenoscopes Infection Lawsuit Filed By Over Contamination at Washington Hospital

  March 12, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Olympus Corp., alleging that improperly cleaned duodenoscopes caused an infectiont that contributed to the death of a Washington state man in 2013.

• Olympus Endoscopes Linked to UCLA Infection Outbreak Sold Without FDA Approval: Report

  March 5, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A new report reveals that the makers of endoscopes linked to a superbug outbreak in California never got the devices approved by the FDA.

• ERCP Endoscope Testing By Companies Flawed, Advisory Hearing Planned: FDA

  March 3, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is calling an advisory meeting to review endoscope cleaning protocols following deadly outbreaks and poor manufacturers' testing.