Investigation Shows Olympus Failed to Alert Authorities to Deadly Bacteria Found on Medical Scopes
In spring 2012 at a Dutch hospital, a technician for Olympus, maker of medical scopes, found a brown, grimy film inside parts of the flexible scope that were supposed to be sealed, and a rubber ring designed to keep bacteria out was cracked and worn. The bacteria found on the scope were the same bacteria that had sickened patients … [Read more...]
Olympus Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit over Contaminated Duodenoscope
A wrongful death lawsuit against Olympus America, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. and Custom Ultrasonics has been filed over the use of an allegedly contaminated medical scope. The suit was filed on behalf of a woman whose husband died of an antibiotic-resistant infection after undergoing a routine Endoscopic Retrograde … [Read more...]
