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Recall Gives New Cleaning Instructions For Karl Storz Endoscopes

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

The company found that some common cleaning methods weren’t enough to fully sterilize certain urological endoscopes, and is issuing new instructions for use to ensure the devices will be safe.

Manual Endoscope cleaning after used
Demonstration of manual endoscope cleaning. • Source: Shutterstock

Some urological endoscopes from Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG. could pose an infection risk to patients if users follow current reprocessing instructions, the US Food and Drug Administration announced in a 4 April letter to health care providers.

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