Updated: FDA Recommends Health Care Facilities Transition from Custom Ultrasonics Endoscope Washer/Disinfectors to Alternate Reprocessing Methods: FDA Safety Communication

Date Issued: November 13, 2015Updated: February 23, 2016 The FDA is revising its November 2015 Safety Communication to provide updated information about its communications with Custom Ultrasonics regarding its November 2015 Recall Order. On November 12, 2015, in accordance with a Consent Decree entered in January 2007 with Custom Ultrasonics (Consent Decree), FDA ordered Custom…

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PENTAX Validates Reprocessing Instructions for ED-3490TK Video Duodenoscopes: FDA Safety Communication

Date Issued: February 19, 2016 Audience: Users of the PENTAX Medical (PENTAX) ED-3490TK Video Duodenoscope and reprocessing facilities including: Gastroenterologists Gastrointestinal surgeons Endoscopy nurses Staff working in endoscopy reprocessing units in health care facilities Infection control practitioners Facility risk managers Medical Specialties: Gastroenterology, Infection Control Device: PENTAX ED-3490TK Video Duodenoscope model PENTAX has issued updated,…