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How medical device reprocessing can save hospitals millions
An agency directive bans the use of FDA-regulated reprocessing services that involve collecting and buying back single-use devices. A spokesperson pointed to concerns the Joint Commission and the ...
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FDA labels recall of discontinued Olympus endoscope part as Class I
The update comes about six weeks after an early alert flagged reports of 120 injuries and one death linked to reprocessing of ...
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FDA Supports Swapping Single-Use Containers for Reusable, Refillable Ones
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new federal food code supplemental guidance makes it easier for states to allow people to refill and reuse containers in restaurants, bulk grocery ...
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FDA alerts users to issue with Olympus’s endoscope component after patient death
The US Food and Drug ... device recalls. The issue relates to patient infections when the MAJ-891 forceps/irrigation plug, an accessory on certain endoscopes, has improper or incomplete reprocessing.