The FDA released an updated Safety Communication, reiterating its recommendation that hospitals and endoscopy facilities transition to using only duodenoscopes that are fully or semi-disposable.
Updating an April 2020 Safety Communication, the FDA reported that “emerging data [suggest] that the best solution to reducing the risk of disease transmission by duodenoscopes is through innovative device designs that make reprocessing easier, more effective, or unnecessary. Duodenoscopes