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Multi-Center Evaluation of Optical Degradation Patterns in Rigid Endoscopes: A Data-Driven Approach [PDF]

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research
Herke Jan Noordmans,1 Menno de Braak,2 Marco J Brakel,1 Alexander R Onur,1 Jeroen De Geus,3 Joris E N Jaspers1 1Department of Medical Technology and Clinical Physics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; 2Research & ...
Noordmans HJ, Braak MD, Brakel MJ, Onur AR, De Geus J, Jaspers JEN   +5 more
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Novel technology for automated cleaning of flexible endoscopes [PDF]

Endoscopy International Open
Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes is a multi-stage system with many sequential stages. Errors in any one of the stages can result in microbial contamination that persists in patient ready endoscopes despite full reprocessing.
Michelle J. Alfa
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High Prevalence Rate of Microbial Contamination in Patient-Ready Gastrointestinal Endoscopes in Tehran, Iran: an Alarming Sign for the Occurrence of Severe Outbreaks

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
An alarmingly increasing number of outbreaks caused by contaminated gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes are being reported as a particularly concerning issue.
Hamidreza Houri, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Sepideh Firuzabadi, Babak Khorsand, Fatemeh Soltanpoor, Maedeh Rafieepoor, Mohammad Tanhaei, Ghazal Soleymani, Masoumeh Azimirad, Amir Sadeghi, Nasser Ebrahimi Daryani, Farhad Zamani, Ramin Talaei, Abbas Yadegar, Seyed Reza Mohebi, Ghazal Sherkat, Mehrdad Hagh Azalli, Habib Malekpour, Gholamreza Hemmasi, Mohammad Reza Zali   +19 more
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Study on the effectiveness and compatibility of sterilization of flexible endoscopes using a low temperature steam formaldehyde sterilizer

Sterile Supply, 2023
ObjectiveTo investigate the sterilization of OLYMPUS flexible endoscopes with a low temperature steam formaldehyde sterilizer of a national brand model FS-130 and to verify its compatibility.MethodsEight flexible endoscopes sterilized in our hospital ...
Aihua Liu
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Efficacy of chlorin dioxide wipes in disinfecting airway devices contaminated with Covid-19

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundReprocessing and disinfecting endoscopes is a routine practice in otolaryngology. An effective, safe, and rapid disinfection technique is essential during the COVID-19 pandemicObjectiveTo validate the efficacy of chlorine dioxide wipes in ...
Hussain Albaharna, Hassan Almubiereek, Mohammed Almualim, Rehab Bukhamsin, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Lamia Buohliqah   +5 more
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Endoscope reprocessing: Retrospective analysis of 90,311 samples

Endoscopy International Open, 2023
Background and study aims The contamination level of ready-to-use endoscopes published in the literature varies from 0.4 % to 49.0 %. Unfortunately, the comparison and the interpretation of these results are quite impossible, given the limited number of ...
Lionel Pineau
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Thermal Safety of Endoscopic Usage in Robot-Assisted Middle Ear Surgery: An Experimental Study

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Objectives: The widespread application of endoscopic ear surgery (EES), performed through the external auditory canal, has revealed the limitations of the one-handed technique. The RobOtol® (Collin ORL, Bagneux, France) otological robotic system has been
Jinxi Pan, Jinxi Pan, Jinxi Pan, Haoyue Tan, Haoyue Tan, Haoyue Tan, Jun Shi, Jun Shi, Jun Shi, Zhaoyan Wang, Zhaoyan Wang, Zhaoyan Wang, Olivier Sterkers, Olivier Sterkers, Huan Jia, Huan Jia, Huan Jia, Hao Wu, Hao Wu, Hao Wu   +19 more
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Optical Analysis of Nasal Endoscopic Images From a Patient With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 [PDF]

Journal of Rhinology, 2022
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide; a simple diagnostic test is becoming increasingly important. Polymerase chain reaction tests of nasal swab samples are expensive and time-consuming.
Sujeong Bae, Young Joon Jun
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Automated objective routine examination of optical quality of rigid endoscopes in a clinical setting. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Rigid endoscopes degrade during clinical use due to sterilization, ionizing radiation and mechanical forces. Despite visual checks on functionality at the department of sterilization, surgeons are still confronted with suboptimal instruments as it is ...
Rens Wientjes, Herke J Noordmans, Jerine A J van der Eijk, Henk van den Brink   +3 more
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Establishment of a quality control circle to reduce biofilm formation in flexible endoscopes by improvement of qualified cleaning rate

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Objective In recent years, the Emergency Care Research Institute has advised that endoscope cleaning is of considerable importance. In the present study, a quality control circle (QCC) was used to reduce the formation of biofilms in flexible endoscopes ...
Yingxia Luo, Qixuan Yang, Bingkun Li, Yao Yao   +3 more
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