Physicians utilize a flexible endoscope for direct visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, respiratory track and for ENT procedures. It is estimated that in the U.S. alone 15 ...

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 ...

It didn’t take long for Dr. Austin Rose to make a cost-benefit argument for single-use rhinolaryngoscopes at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Between inpatient consults, emergency ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America have updated their 2003 joint guideline for reprocessing gastrointestinal endoscopes to ...

AI in medical diagnostics is improving accuracy, workflows, and enhancing clinicians’ ability to detect diseases.

PENTAX Medical Company, a healthcare industry leader in endoscopic imaging, announces the U.S. launch of the EPK-i ® 5010 Video Processor with PENTAX i-SCAN™, the industry's highest* resolution HD+ ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AdaptivEndo™ and Plasmapp are working together to evaluate the use of low-temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma for various flexible endoscopy applications. The ...

If you are used to getting regular health checkups, you might be familiar with endoscopes. The endoscope is an imaging device consisting of a camera and a light guide attached to a long flexible tube.

OAK BROOK, Ill. – April 30, 2013 – A new study reports that flexible endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum by using a diverticuloscope offers a treatment modality with a very low complication ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. (“Apollo”) (Nasdaq:APEN), a global leader in less invasive medical devices for bariatric and gastrointestinal procedures, announced today that ...