{"id":1079,"date":"2026-05-26T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:24:06","slug":"scope-infection-lawsuits-are-rising-after-patients-develop-serious-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/scope-infection-lawsuits-are-rising-after-patients-develop-serious-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Scope Infection Lawsuits Are Rising After Patients Develop Serious Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDoctors use endoscopes to look deep inside the body.<\/p>\n

Medical scopes can help diagnose and treat conditions that, in the not-so-distant past, would have required a surgical intervention. However, because they are expensive to buy and maintain, physicians typically reuse scopes until they are no longer safe to operate. This practice is not dangerous, but it requires that each device be thoroughly sanitized between procedures.<\/p>\n

However, regulators now believe that many endoscopes contain hidden defects.<\/p>\n

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Doctors use endoscopes to look deep inside the body. Medical scopes can help diagnose and treat conditions that, in the not-so-distant past, would have required a surgical intervention. However, because they are expensive to buy and maintain, physicians typically reuse scopes until they are no longer safe to operate. 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