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Archive >  Hottest Technologies 2011

Single-Use Solutions for Safer Scoping

Disposable endoscopes and sheaths reduce infection risk and reprocessing delays.

Jim Collins, BS, RN, CNOR

Single-use flexible endoscopes and endoscopic sheaths protect patients against cross-contamination, and reduce scope reprocessing and maintenance costs. While they're not yet widely used, the exciting potential of these devices may be opening the door to endoscopy's next big thing.

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