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Porpoise™ Air/ Water Cleaning Adapter

Support your reprocessing workflow with the Porpoise Air/Water Cleaning Adapter, a single-use solution designed to facilitate air and water channel cleaning during bedside pre-cleaning.
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Porpoise Air/Water Cleaning Adapter

The Porpoise Air/Water Cleaning Adapter is a single-use alternative to reusable cleaning adapters that is designed to address issues related to potential contamination during reprocessing. It is designed to flush the air and water channels with air and water during the bedside pre-cleaning process after endoscopic procedures.

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Why choose the Porpoise Air/Water Cleaning Adapter?

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Designed to meet guidelines

Adheres to pre-cleaning requirements for a cleaning adapter in the applicable Olympus reprocessing manuals1–6

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Ensures availability of a clean, functioning adapter

Guards against contamination risk associated with incomplete bedside reprocessing steps or wear and tear on reusable cleaning adapters5–9

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Flushes endoscope channels and nozzle

Aids in preventing buildup of potentially infectious bioburden and foreign debris – a critical step in the Olympus pre-cleaning process1–7

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Saves time

Removes the need to reprocess, trace, and maintain reusable cleaning adapters, potentially impacting operational efficiency

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Reduces costs

Eliminates the risk of misplacing, discarding, and frequently needing to replace a reusable cleaning adapter, potentially contributing to economic savings5,6

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Standardizes processes

Delivers the educational support and inventory readiness benefits of working with Boston Scientific

Ordering information

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GTIN

Description

Scope compatibility

Packaging

M00501891 

00191506017149

Porpoise Air/Water Cleaning Adapter

Olympus 160/180/190 Series

Box 50

Please consult your Boston Scientific representative to identify which Infection Prevention procedure kits include the Orca Sterile Single-Use Air/Water and Suction Valves to support your endoscope reprocessing needs.

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Reprocessing Endoscope Accessories

Grace Thornhill, PhD, discusses infection prevention and the issues of cross-contamination risks associated with accessories beyond the endoscope.

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Sources

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Essential Elements of a Reprocessing Program for Flexible Endoscopes – Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Last update: 2017.
  2. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes and accessories. Downers Grove (IL): ASGE; 2020.
  3. Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA). Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes. Chicago (IL): SGNA; 2018.
  4. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Guideline for Processing Flexible Endoscopes. Denver (CO): AORN; 2016.
  5. Olympus America, Inc. EVIS EXERA III Gastrointestinal Videoscope Reprocessing Manual 2014.
  6. Olympus America, Inc. EVIS EXERA II Gastrointestinal Videoscope Reprocessing Manual 2009.
  7. Thomas, Lynne A. Essentials for Endoscopic Equipment: Endoscope Precleaning. Gastroenterology Nursing. Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. 2005;28:334–335.
  8. Kenters N, Huijskens EGW, Meier C, Voss A. Infectious diseases linked to cross-contamination of flexible endoscopes. Endosc Int Open. 2015;3:E259–E265.
  9. Strategic Health Resources. The Price of Avoiding a $20 Million Loss: Operational Costs and Contamination Events in Endoscope Reprocessing. SGNA 39th Annual Course, May 18–23, 2012.

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