In 2009 we weren't aware of outbreaks of multi-drug resistant bacteria in these scopes happening when proper cleaning was followed.

William Maisel

Categorized in : Health News

Improving the safety of surgical staplers and implantable staples is a top priority for the The FDA, and we believe our forthcoming draft guidance to industry and planned advisory committee meeting will advance those efforts.

We receive a million adverse event reports [on various devices] each year, and we evaluate the reports based on the information that's provided.