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5 innovations to make duodenoscopes more single-use — and save lives

January 22, 2021 By Danielle Kirsh

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Hoya’s DEC HD duodenoscope [Image from Pentax]

4. Pentax: DEC HD disposable elevator duodenoscope

Pentax’s subsidiary Hoya won FDA clearance for its DEC HD sterile, disposable elevator duodenoscope in November 2019.

The duodenoscope’s creators designed it to reduce the number of parts that require cleaning and disinfection between uses. It allows physicians to simply and safely dispose of the elevator with a sterile-disposable distal cap with a lightweight ergonomic control body.

Tokyo-based Hoya’s DEC HD device is designed to help diagnose, visualize mucosa in detail, identify abnormal tissue and locate papilla for cannulation.

“Disposable endoscopes are still some way away from replacing conventional endoscopes. However, we predict that the presence of disposable endoscopes will rise in the medium to long term. With patient safety and hygiene positioned at the forefront of our product design and development programs, we will continue to pursue how we can provide a breakthrough solution in infection prevention,” Kaori Kawashima, Pentax Medical’s GM of corporate communications and product branding, told Medical Tubing + Extrusion.

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Filed Under: Sterilization, Tubing Components Tagged With: Ambu, Boston Scientific, GI Scientific, hoya, olympus, pentax

About Danielle Kirsh

Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Tubing + Extrusion, Medical Design & Outsourcing and MassDevice. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, or email her at dkirsh@wtwhmedia.com.

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