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Prevent Duodenoscope Contamination
Last month, the FDA cleared GI Scientific's ScopeSeal for use on
Olympus's TJF-Q180V duodenoscopes during endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) procedures. The disposable device
is specifically designed to seal off the elevator mechanism, the noto-
riously difficult-to-clean recessed area, and protect patients from
possible cross-contamination. The device snaps onto the distal end of
duodenoscopes to prevent bioburden from settling in the distal end
of the scope and to allow instruments to be passed through a scope's
working channel without coming in contact with the elevator area.
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