FDA Recommends Additional Cleaning Measures for Specialized Medical Scope
On Tuesday, FDA released a set of additional safety measures that hospitals can use to clean specialized medical scopes, called duodenoscope. FDA said hospitals should meticulously follow the manufacturer's cleaning instructions after use and recommended that hospitals also consider using chemical sterilization, ethylene oxide sterilization and microbiological culturing to identify any bacteria that could be present on the scopes after cleaning.
- "FDA Offers New Guidance on Duodenoscope Cleaning" (Gever, "Gupta Guide," MedPage Today, 8/4).