Olympus will serve as the exclusive distributor of surgical instrument developer Ruhof Healthcare’s Guardian Endoscope Single-use Valve set through a recently announced partnership. 1. Ruhof ...

Endoscopy is used in a variety of medical specialties ranging from gastroenterology to urology, cardiology and critical care. Traditionally, health systems have invested in reusable endoscopy ...

Single-use endoscopes are an alternative to traditional reusable devices that come without many of the drawbacks of the reusable devices. Against this backdrop, healthcare organizations are weighing ...

In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent of reusable medical scopes deemed ready for use on patients tested positive for bacteria at three major U.S. hospitals, according to a new study. The ...

As transmitted infections continue to plague notoriously difficult-to-clean reusable endoscopes, the FDA has cleared two new single-use, disposable devices, allowing providers to skip the ...