Hoya (TYO:7741) subsidiary Pentax Medical has issued an urgent field safety notice for some of its video duodenoscopes and single-use distal end caps. The notice out of Germany warns on complaints of risk of improper attachment of its single-use sterile distal end cap with elevator OE-A63 on its Pentax Medical Video Duodenoscope ED34-i10T2. The … [Read more...] about Pentax Medical issues urgent field safety notice for some video duodenoscopes, single-use distal end caps
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5 innovations to make duodenoscopes more single-use — and save lives
Duodenoscopes are important medical devices that are used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures. However, the devices have had serious problems in the past. Luckily, several medical device companies have stepped in to solve the problems. (Here are five of the innovations.) Duodenoscopes are flexible, lighted … [Read more...] about 5 innovations to make duodenoscopes more single-use — and save lives
