More than 20 million gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are performed each year in the United States. According to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the risk of infection ...

TOKYO, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PENTAX Medical, a division of the HOYA Group, announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in PlasmaBiotics SAS, based in Paris, France, a company that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued an update to its safety communication regarding the risk for infection associated with the ...

Device Features Sterile, Disposable Cap and Elevator to Reduce Contamination and Minimize Reprocessing Burdens MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in ...

Fort Collins, Colorado, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Endoscope Reprocessing Market size was valued at USD 2,655.6 Million in 2022 and is expected to reach a market size of USD 7,374.5 Million ...

Few nurses or endoscopy technicians undergo formal training on infection control and reprocessing before joining endoscopy units, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection ...

Current reprocessing methods do not effectively sterilize flexible endoscopes, which may pose an infection risk to patients, suggest the findings of two new studies. Here are four things to know. 1.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HOYA (TOKYO:7741) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in Wassenburg Group, an Automated Endoscope Reprocessing (AER) market ...