The U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently issued a letter to healthcare providers regarding changes to reprocessing methods for certain urological endoscopes manufactured by Karl Storz, due to infection risk. The letter can be found here. An excerpt follows: “As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to evaluate the risk of patient infections and contamination issues associated with ...

 Healthmark has announced the acquisition of McGan Technology, LLC that takes effect immediately.  McGan Technology, LLC has been an industry leader offering insulation testing device designed to electrically test electrosurgical instruments. The low-frequency high voltage McGan Insulation Testers are used to detect and locate defects such as pinholes, cracks, and bare spots in the jacket or coating of laparoscopic and ...

New sterilizer’s unique features address longstanding process challenges Sterilucent, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN), announces that the company has received regulatory clearance to market the Sterilucent™ HC 80TT Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilizer with Cycle Guardian™ technology in the United States. Cycle Guardian technology includes: Advanced and continuous critical parameter monitoring capability, which enables advanced dynamic sterilant delivery, confirms that the minimum required concentration of the ...

Huntington, New York (March 1, 2019)  Thoracent, Inc., announced today the execution of an exclusive agreement with Med-ItaliaBiomedicato distribute the Itaflex line of endoscopy devices. The Itaflex device portfolio includes the Netis Retrieval Net, which Thoracent plans to launch at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates (SGNA) annual meeting in Portland, OR, April 14–16.    “We are delighted to join ...