Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “However, the potential for reduced contamination of these novel duodenoscopes remains unproven, and their ...

Seeking to prevent superbug outbreaks, federal health officials said they have approved the first gastrointestinal medical scope with a disposable cap for use in the U.S. The Food and Drug ...

Use of duodenoscopes with disposable elevator caps during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) led to lower rates of contamination following high-level disinfection compared with ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first duodenoscope with a disposable, single-use distal cap, which will make it easier to decontaminate the device and thereby reduce the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pentax Medical announced it has launched a new duodenoscope with a disposable distal cap. The C.A.P. HD ...

Pentax’s new duodenoscope comes with a cap that can be removed to help hospitals clean hard-to-reach areas that can harbor dangerous bacteria. (Courtesy of Pentax Medical) Stories that are breaking ...

SAN DIEGO: One of the first studies testing the effectiveness of different operating room (OR) head coverings in preventing airborne contamination has found that surgeon's caps that expose small ...

Here’s what you should know: 1. The scope is the first FDA-cleared duodenoscope with a disposable distal cap. 2. Physicians use the scope during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The ...

Seeking to prevent superbug outbreaks, federal health officials said they have approved the first gastrointestinal medical scope with a disposable cap for use in the U.S. The Food and Drug ...