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35 Patients Dead After A Medical Device Manufacturer Started Cutting Corners

In the five years between January 2010 and October 2015, roughly 350 patients have undergone gastrointestinal procedures with contaminated scopes produced by the Tokyo-based company Olympus Corp. Dozens have died as a result. The product, called the duodenoscope, is used in 700,000 procedures every year in America alone. Doctors insert…

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