With their flexibility and complex components, endoscopes present unique cleaning and disinfecting challenges. Endoscope manufacturers, regulatory bodies, and healthcare facilities are increasingly concerned about the spread of communicable diseases, including clinically relevant microorganisms, on reprocessed medical devices. The concern over endoscope reprocessing has been so great that regulatory bodies, such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), have developed guidelines to prevent the spread of communicable diseases through the use of endoscopes. The FDA is currently working on a guideline.
The kit is a turnkey solution and an important “safety check” for hospitals to make sure their endoscope cleaning and disinfecting processes are working.