Olympus mounts defense over deadly outbreaks tied to medical scopes

Under fire for selling a medical scope linked to superbug outbreaks, Olympus Corp. is pushing back against its critics and says the design of its product isn’t necessarily the sole cause for infections.

U.S. health officials have determined that recent bacterial outbreaks were tied to reusable duodenoscopes sold by Olympus and two other manufacturers — even though hospitals followed the companies’ cleaning instructions… Read more

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