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

William Maisel

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safety of surgical staplers and implantable staples is a top priority for the The FDA, and we believe our forthcoming draft guidance to industry and planned advisory committee meeting will advance those efforts.

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