The Food and Drug Administration health care providers to the risk of infections associated with reprocessed urological endoscopes, used to view and access the urinary tract, citing over since 2017 describing post-procedure patient infections or other possible contamination. 

Reports noting a device manufacturer cited either Olympus Corporation or Karl Storz, FDA said. 

鈥淲e are very concerned about the three reported deaths鈥攐utside of the United States鈥攁ssociated with these infections, and we鈥檙e acting fast to communicate with health care providers and the public about what we know and what is still an emerging issue,鈥 said Jeff Shuren, M.D., director of FDA鈥檚 Center for Devices and Radiological Health. 鈥淲hile some reports indicate the potential causes could be inadequate reprocessing or device maintenance issues, we鈥檙e also evaluating other possibilities, including device design or the reprocessing instructions in the labeling. Although we believe that the risk of infection is low based on available data, we鈥檙e reminding health care providers how important it is to follow the labeling and reprocessing instructions to properly clean and reprocess the devices, including accessory components.鈥 
 

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