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Cross Contamination from Flexible Endoscopes Makes Top 10 List, Again

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January 9, 2012

For the third year in a row the ECRI Institute has included Cross Contamination from Flexible Endoscopes on their Top 10 Health Technology Hazards List.  This year it makes the list in the number 4 position.  This is down from the first appearance in 2010 and the number 3 spot last year.  While the position [...]

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YIKES! Is It Time For A New Repair Company?

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May 10, 2011

  YIKES! If Your Distal Tips Look Like This, It’s Time To Fire Your Repair Company      Recessed lenses like those in the above picture create a crevice in which body protein matter collects, making it extremely difficult to adequately clean and disinfect.  On this instrument you can actually see the matter collected around [...]