EndoNurse Magazine - Safety

One Needle, One Syringe, Only One Time

To help healthcare workers improve patient safety, the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC) is launching a new educational video for U.S. healthcare providers that is a straight-to-the-point, 10-minute lesson on safe injection practices.The video is targeted to ...More

May 26, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures

Ethicon Releases Stapler for Laparoscopic Surgery

Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES) this month introduced a new Echelon Flex™ 45 Endopath® Stapler intended to provide surgeons with improved access and compression when deploying a 45mm staple line, the most utilized endocutter length in the United States for laparoscopic surgery. ...More

May 17, 2010

Posted in News, Industry Issues

Lawyer Seeks $1 Billion in Endoscopy/hepatitis C Case

In a case against two drug companies that were last week found liable for a Las Vegas man’s hepatitis C infection from an endoscopy center, the plaintiff’s attorney asked jurors to award more than $1 billion in punitive damages, the Las Vegas Sun reported. ...More

May 10, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders

Drugmakers Found Liable in Endoscopy Hepatitis Case

In the first civil trial regarding a hepatitis C outbreak in a cluster of southern Nevada endoscopy centers, a Las Vegas jury yesterday found two companies that make and distribute propofol liable for not labeling the propofol vials with adequate warnings. ...More

May 6, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures

Plaintiff Lawyers Rest Case in Hepatitis/Endoscopy Case

Plaintiff attorneys in the first trial linked to a hepatitis C outbreak in southern Nevada endoscopy centers rested their cases Tuesday. ...More

April 28, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders

Recall of Teva Propofol Leads to FDA Warning, Supply Shortage

Last year's bacterial contamination in batches of Teva Pharmaceuticals’ generic version of propofol occurred because of inadequate quality control measures, according to federal inspectors, as reported in an article from AboutLawsuits.com. ...More

April 28, 2010

Posted in News, Procedures

Nevada Trial Starts in First Endoscopy-Hepatitis Case

A trial for the first of thousands of lawsuits related to the inappropriate reuse of anesthesia vials at a cluster of southern Nevada endoscopy centers began on Monday, according to Courthouse News Service. ...More

April 20, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders

Norovirus Transmission on an Airplane

Transmission of norovirus on cruise ships is quite common, but Kirking HL, et al. (2010) report on possible transmission on an airplane. The researchers looked at the experiences of the members of a tour group who had diarrhea and vomiting throughout a flight from Boston to ...More

April 8, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders

Medivators Announces FDA Clearance of DSD Edge Automated Endoscope Reprocessor

Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a Minntech Corporation business group, announces it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of the Medivators DSD Edge automated endoscope reprocessor for the high-level disinfection of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes. The Medivators DSD ...More

April 8, 2010

Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures

NOSCAR Announces 2010 NOTES® Research Award Winners

The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research® (NOSCAR®), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), today announce the 2010 NOSCAR® Research ...More

April 5, 2010

Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures

DISINFECTION/STERILIZA...	DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS
ENDOSCOPE REPAIR	ENDOSCOPES
ENDOSCOPIC ACCESSORIES	More Options...

Safety

Video Snapshot

Most Recent Articles

Galleries

Most Popular Content

Buyer's Guide

Resources

Free Email Updates

featured links

First Name	Last Name
E-Mail