Scope Manufacturer Comments on LA ‘Superbug’
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MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The company that manufactures the endoscopes that were implicated in the spread of a “superbug” at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said Friday that it is “committed to developing solutions…that help improve clinical outcomes and enhance quality of life” for patients.
Seven patients have been infected with the “superbug” known as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and 179 more were exposed, officials say. According to Olympus Corporation of the Americas, their products “[require] careful attention to cleaning and reprocessing steps, including meticulous manual cleaning, to ensure effective reprocessing.”
The company added on Friday that it was making supplemental educational materials available to healthcare professionals to prevent the spread of CRE. Olympus says it “is monitoring this issue closely including today’s Safety Communication from the US Food and Drug Administration” and that it will continue “working with the FDA, relevant medical societies and our customers regarding these concerns.”
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