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AB - 40_NBS01_1510.qxd 11/30/09 4:44 PM Page 1 Biomedical Safety & Standards Concise, accurate news reports for medical device safety professionals Reprocessing Flexible Endoscopy Equipment January 15, 2010 Volume 40 Agency Alert Regarding Risks, Proper Steps Number 1 Flexible endoscopes and their accessories are fundamentally difficult to clean and sterilize, warn the FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention IN THIS ISSUE (CDC), and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Recalls & Field The agencies also acknowledge that patients have been harmed via treat- Corrections—Class I ment with endoscopic equipment contaminated by tissue or fluid from other Aortic Catheters............1 patients. A November 19, 2009, alert to health care facilities, which was reviewed by The Joint Commission, warns of the public health risks of Vertebral Body improper reprocessing and provides steps that can be followed to help ensure Replacements ................3 reuse of endoscopic devices is safe. Liquid Glucose Reagent .........................4 Known errors that have occurred during reprocessing of flexible endoscopic equipment include: Recalls & Field Corrections—Class II • Use of improper accessories for endoscopy irrigation set-ups; Glucose Oxidase • Improper reprocessing intervals for reusable endoscopy accessories; Reagent ........................4 • Failure to discard single-use accessories; and Glucose Test Strips........4 Urinary Catheters ........4 • Failure 
TI - Aortic Catheters
JF - Biomedical Safety & Standards
DO - 10.1097/01.BMSAS.0000365705.65601.16
DA - 2010-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/aortic-catheters-LUxk1f2Olt
VL - 40
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -