Olympus Scopes Litigation Alleges Infections from Reusable Duodenoscopes
Years ago, lawsuits were brought against manufacturer Olympus based on allegations by patients that they had developed superbug infections after their doctors performed procedures using reusable duodenoscopes on them. These lawsuits are being brought again today. These reusable instruments are used in many, many endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures each year to diagnose and treat problems with the bile ducts, gallbladder, pancreas and liver. In one case, the plaintiff alleges that Olympus didn’t adequately warn doctors, hospitals, and patients that reusable duodenoscopes can retain antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, even when they are properly reprocessed. If you or a loved one was harmed by Olympus Scopes, please call the seasoned Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.
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According to many of the plaintiffs in the recent duodenoscope suits, the duodenoscopes had design defects that made the scopes hard to clean such that contaminants stayed on the scopes and came into patients’ bodies during the procedures.
Duodenoscopes are used in hundreds of thousands of endoscopic retrograde (ERCP) procedures every year to examine, diagnose and treat issues in the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts. In the early 2010s, there were numerous outbreaks of superbugs across the country. Superbugs are serious because they can resist antibiotics, which makes them especially difficult to address. Superbugs include: C. diff CRE, ESBL, and MRSA. Olympus was required to pay $6.6 million to one hospital because of a superbug outbreak resulting in a patient death in 2017.
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