Automated Endoscope Cleaning and Reprocessing

Each year, more than 34 million gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are performed.1 During these procedures, the flexible endoscopes that are used come in contact with mucous membranes in areas of the body that are not considered sterile.2 In the absence of defective equipment, every reported case of nosocomial infection associated with a contaminated GI endoscope has been linked to a specific breach or violation of at least one of several requisite reprocessing steps. To ensure patient safety, flexible endoscopes must undergo a thorough cleaning and high-level disinfection process between uses.

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Automated Endoscope Cleaning and Reprocessing

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