Rigorous cleaning practices don’t ensure that medical scopes are free of contamination, and many of these reusable devices have scratches and dents that could harbor blood, tissue and bacteria, a new ...

This article was written by Marc Esquenet, VP Research and Development, The RUHOF CORPORATION, U.S.A. Learn more about THE RUHOF CORPORATION here. The field of endoscopy encompasses a wide range of ...

Custom Ultrasonic scope-cleaning machines can cost $30,000 to $50,000 and typically take about 30 minutes to wash scopes with disinfectant following some manual cleaning. About 1,000 hospitals and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has dropped a recall of about 2,800 scope-cleaning machines used at hospitals and clinics nationwide despite a finding by a top agency scientist last year that ...

Six months ago, the FDA ruled that a machine tied to a dangerous superbug outbreak needed to be taken off the market to protect public health. However, the machine remains in use after FDA officials ...

Just months after the Food and Drug Administration reiterated its November recall of Custom Ultrasonics’ automated endoscope reprocessors, the federal agency dropped the recall, saying the product can ...

A dirty CCD on any type of SLR camera can make or break a great picture and cleaning the CCD successfully is a toughie. The Sensor Scope is placed on the CCD and provides a 5x magnification for easier ...

Custom Ultrasonics scope-cleaning machines can cost $30,000 to $50,000 and typically take about 30 minutes to wash scopes with disinfectant following some manual cleaning. About 1,000 hospitals and ...