Facilitate infection
prevention after
the procedure

Reprocessing is complex, time-sensitive, and resource-intensive

Manual cleaning of the endoscope must start immediately after it has been withdrawn from the patient

The system must then be transported to the reprocessing area, where manual cleaning should start within ~30 minutes¹

Duodenoscope reprocessing manuals can average >100 pages and >150 steps²

Preparing the scope for re-use is demanding, requiring the time and dedication of trained staﬀ and thereby taking them away from more direct forms of patient care.

It is also ineﬀective

In a study, only 1.4% of trained staﬀ were found to perform the reprocessing steps correctly³

15% of patient-ready scopes were found to be contaminated in a nationwide study in the Netherlands that tested >150 duodenoscopes at >70 centers⁴

In a 2015 outbreak of drug resistant KI. pneumoniae (MRKP) in a Netherlands medical center, two duodenoscopes were responsible for attack rates* of 35% and 29% respectively⁵

*Attack rate: Number of infected or colonized cases/number of exposed persons.

Postprocedural control can be as simple as disposing of a single-use scope

The Boston Scientiﬁc single-use portfolio eliminates duodenoscope reprocessing servicing and repairs.

It also minimizes the risk of infection and its associated costs.

All your department will need is a biohazard waste disposal protocol.

Driving innovation in HPB diagnosis

At Boston Scientific, we understand the challenges you may face in achieving a diagnosis for your patients. We have developed a suite of solutions to help support them: