Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a Minntech Corp. business group, received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Medivators DSD Edge automated endoscope reprocessor for the high-level disinfection of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes, according to a Medivators news release.
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Alpharetta, Ga.-based EndoChoice, a designer and seller of gastrointestinal endoscopy products, has purchased Atlanta-based Pathworks Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, according to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
A study from researchers at the University of Toronto found that for every 1 percent increase in colonoscopy incidence, colon cancer death risk dropped 3 percent, according to a report from Reuters Health.
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The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy launched the ASGE Ambassador Program, in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 19, 2010, which provided training expertise and gastrointestinal endoscopic care to developing countries lacking physicians skilled in therapeutic endoscopy, according to an ASGE news…
The Rome Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, has developed a new tool, Diagnostic Algorithms for Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms, to give physicians a practical, efficient and cost-effective aid to diagnose frequent gastrointestinal symptoms that patients commonly bring to their primary care…
Two studies in the March issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy showed an increase in polyp detection rates using the Third Eye Retroscope during colonoscopy, according to a news release from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has published a white paper addressing potential conflicts of interest between professional medical associations and the surgical device industry, according to a press release.
The Drug Enforcement Administration released its interim final rule for regulations to provide practitioners with the option of electronically writing prescriptions for controlled substances, which included number of physician-friendly suggestions submitted by the American Gastroenterological Association, according to an AGA…