Exploring value in single-use solutions

EXALT™ Model D may provide operational efficiencies

EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope can be an economically viable, cost-effective solution for your facility and your practice. By adding a single-use option to supplement your fleet of reusable duodenoscopes, you can potentially realize operational efficiencies and benefits by addressing:

The risk of patient infection
The burden of cleaning and maintaining reusable duodenoscope
Operational overhead and reprocessing equipment repair costs*
Decontamination personnel compliance training
Maintenance of accreditation and adherence to reprocessing standards
Operational bottlenecks such as procedure delays and reprocessing backlogs
Staff exposure to chemicals and pathogens during reprocessing

Expand your ERCP toolkit with EXALT Model D and explore the potential operational benefits for your facility

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Avoid the hidden costs of reprocessing

Properly reprocessing a reusable duodenoscope can include more than 100 distinct steps^.1,2From pre-cleaning to high-level disinfection to drying, each step adds time and cost. With EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope, you can drive down operational costs by reducing infection risk due to ineffective reprocessing and enabling staff to focus on other tasks.

Physician perspectives

Beyond infection prevention

Dr. Robert Dean, Dr. Mark Gromski, and Dr. Jonh Pineda discuss single-use duodenoscopes and the benefits of using them in their clinical practices.

Dr. Dean, Dr. Gromski, and Dr. Pineda are paid consultants of Boston Scientific.

Duodenoscope costs

Dr. Kenneth Binmoeller discusses the real-world costs and expenses of reusable versus single-use duodenoscopes.

Dr. Binmoeller is a paid consultant for Boston Scientific.

*Assumes full conversion to EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope.

1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA Provides Interim Results of Duodenoscope Reprocessing Studies Conducted in Real-World Settings: FDA Safety Communication. Issued December 10, 2018. https:llwww.fda.govlMedicalDeviceslSafetylAlertsandNotices/ucm628020.html

2. Ofstead CL, Wetzler HP, Snyder AK, Horton RA. Endoscope reprocessing methods: a prospective study on the impact of human factors and automation. Gastroenterol Nursing. 2010:33:304-311.

Caution: U.S. Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

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