Sterile processing for endoscopic equipment is one of the biggest concerns when it comes to infection control. A recent study presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for ...

The FDA, CDC and Department of Veterans Affairs provide the following six general recommendations to prevent cross-contamination in endoscope processing. 1. Establish an institutional program for ...

The current updates to the AAMI ST91 national standard are intended to reduce outbreaks linked to the use of contaminated endoscopes through quality processing. Key aspects of this updated standard ...

AmSurg launched a program in March focused on improving patient safety during scope reprocessing. Here’s what you need to know. 1. The program requires staff who reprocess endoscopes between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gastrointestinal societies voted not to support the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s ...

Ultra-compact, agile endoscopes with a large field of view (FoV), long depth of field (DoF), and short rigid tip length are essential for developing minimally invasive operations and new experimental ...