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Resusable duodenoscopes can spread potentially deadly infections, says GlobalData – News-Medical.Net
Due to the high infection rate associated with reusable duodenoscopes, the US Food and Drug Administration has been putting pressure on duodenoscope manufacturers to change their designs, and the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been working …
Due to the high infection rate associated with reusable duodenoscopes, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been putting pressure on duodenoscope manufacturers to change their designs, and the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been working to speed up Medicare beneficiaries’ access to single-use devices.
Resusable duodenoscopes are exceptionally difficult to sterilize and are known to spread potentially deadly infections between patients even when they look clean….
