Industry News 

This area contains up to date news in the world of endoscopy, endoscopic procedures, and endoscope reprocessing (cleaning/disinfection/sterilization). 

For further information on any of the news items below, please contact the Vision Sciences® Marketing Department. 

Recent Releases

June, 2010
Advanced Sterilization Products Under FDA Scrutiny
http://www.outpatientsurgery.net/news/2010/06/1


April, 2010
SUNA and AUA Develop White Paper on Cystoscope Reprocessing
www.suna.org/resources/cystoscopyWhitePaper.pdf


December 3, 2009
FDA Notice: Concerns About the Steris System 1 Processor, Components, and Accessories, and FDA Recommendations
www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm191585.htm 


November 19, 2009
Preventing Cross-Contamination in Endoscope Processing
Safety Communication from FDA, CDC, and the VA
www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm190273.htm


December, 2009
Endoscope Contamination Leads ECRI's Top 10 Technology Hazards
Outpatient Surgery Magazine
www.outpatientsurgery.net/news/2009/12/2



Library


Could Biopsy Port Valves Be a Source for Potential Flexible Endoscope Contamination?
EndoNurse Magazine
http://www.endonurse.com/articles/6c1feat2.html

Outbreak of cystoscopy related infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: New Mexico, 2007.
Journal of Urology
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18554660
 
 
 
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