Olympus Bronchoscope Safety Guidelines Updated After Burn Incident Reports
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Olympus has issued new global safety guidelines for its bronchoscopes after reports of injuries and one death. This action is separate from their recent cleaning instruction updates for duodenoscopes, which were made in response to different serious incidents. Olympus, a Japanese medical technology company, has released updated global safety guidelines for its bronchoscopes. This action follows reports of serious injuries, including airway burns and one fatality, associated with the devices. The new guidelines are distinct from the company's recent update to the cleaning instructions for its duodenoscopes, which was implemented.
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- Olympus, a Japanese medical technology company, has released updated global safety guidelines for its bronchoscopes
- This action follows reports of serious injuries, including airway burns and one fatality, associated with the devices
- The new guidelines are distinct from the company's recent update to the cleaning instructions for its duodenoscopes, which was implemented in response to separate reports of serious incidents
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