Category: Medical Devices
Olympus Scope Lawsuit Filed for CRE Infection in Seattle
March 23, 2015 -- Olympus has been hit with a lawsuit by a woman who was infected with an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" after undergoing a procedure with a duodenoscope that was not sterile. The woman, Debbie Newton of Kirkland, Washington, was...
FDA Gives Guidance for Scope Cleaning Procedures
March 13, 2015 -- The FDA has provided guidance and recommendations for effectively cleaning and sterilizing duodenoscopes. Just weeks ago, several hospitals in Washington, California, Florida, North Carolina, Connecticut, and Illinois reported deadly outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant infections. The “superbug” infections...
Hospitals Don’t Have to Disclose CRE Outbreaks
March 9, 2015 -- If you are exposed to an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” on a dirty endoscope, you hospital doesn’t have any legal obligation to tell you about it, according to Bloomberg. The government does not even require hospitals to track...
Another LA Hospital Reports “Superbug” Infections from Scope
March 5, 2015 -- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has reported that four patients were infected with an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” after undergoing procedures with a duodenoscope that is very difficult to sterilize. Cedars said 67 other patients may have...
“Superbug” Outbreak Linked to Scope Sold Without Approval
March 4, 2015 -- CNN reports that the duodenoscope implicated in a massive outbreak of “superbug” infections was sold without approval from the FDA. The unapproved scope, TJF-Q180V, is made by Olympus Medical Systems. It was introduced in 2010 with...
Scope-Makers Face Lawsuits After UCLA “Superbug” Outbreak
March 3, 2015 -- The family of a woman who died from a “superbug” infection at UCLA has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the duodenoscope for her wrongful death. The Los Angeles Times reports that the family of...
Texas Duodenoscope Lawyer
As deadly outbreaks of “superbug” infections become increasingly common, the FDA is warning about disease-transmission on duodenoscopes that are extremely difficult to sterilize. What is a Duodenoscope? A duodenoscope is a type of endoscope -- a long, flexible tube about...
“Superbug” Infection Death Reported in North Carolina
February 23, 2015 -- The same “superbug” that was linked to two deaths in Los Angeles may have contributed to another death in North Carolina, according to WSOC-TV. Health officials in the Charlotte area confirmed three cases of CRE infection...
Texas Endoscope Infection Class Action Lawyer
In the last five years, hundreds of people have developed serious antibiotic-resistant infections at hospitals where endoscopes and other medical equipment was not sterilized adequately. 179 Exposed in “Superbug” Outbreak at UCLA February 2015 -- An outbreak of CRE infection...