Olympus ordered to pay up in superbug case & more — 4 GI company key notes

Here are four updates on GI companies from the past week:

Washington state jurors ordered Olympus Corp. to pay Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center $6.6 million after a patient contracted an infection because of an improperly cleaned Olympus duodenoscope.

The FDA voluntary recalled Fujifilm's ED-530XT duodenoscopes.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals reported results from its phase IIB trial for IW-3718, its gastroesophageal reflux disease therapy.

EndoGastric Solutions is adding Martin Reid and Ted Stephens to its executive leadership team.

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