ENDOEYE

FLEXIBLE

RIGID

CAMERA HEAD

Endoscopes Brands:

Olympus

Pentax

Stryker

R. Wolf

Karl Storz

Circon

Linvatec

ACMI

ENDOSCOPE LEAK TEST

Elite Endoscopy Services provides maintenance suggestions and training for endoeye, flexible, and rigid endoscopes.

We make available valuable information in the proper handling and maintenance of your endoscopes. This is when having skilled technicians, who have been in the endoscopy business is so important and valuable, to assist you in understanding your endoscope.

ENDOSCOPIC REPAIR

Elite Endoscopy Services focuses on helping your team, whether you’re the hospital material manager, sales representative, or part of a development team, in preventative measures, including demonstrations and explanations on what causes the most common repair problems.

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Our training program also includes a detailed review of suggested handling and processing techniques to minimize the possibility of incidental damage. We have included a short description and key points on how to leak test, the importance of the autoclave when dealing with endoeyes, damage done by fluid invasion, and photos of what happens when scopes are handled incorrectly.

Go to our forms page for a more in depth look at our maintenance suggestions.

ENDOSCOPIC : LEAK TESTING

- Use proper leak tester per manufacturer’s recommendations

- Attach the leak tester to the ETO valve

- Place in water and perform leak test

- Make sure not to overinflate or could cause damage to bending rubber

- Remove scope from water before releasing any remaining air

- Unplug ETO valve

- Double check that the air is released from entire scope

ENDOCOPIC REPAIR : AUTOCLAVE

- Do not stack the trays when putting them in the autoclave and make sure the scopes are not touching one another

- The endoeye must cool down naturally after being taken out of the autoclave

- If any form of cold is placed on the endoeye after the autoclave or if it is cooled to quickly, it results in glue deterioration and cracks

- The cooling time should be 2-3 hours - Make sure the paddle is dry before plugging the endoeye into the processor

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Removing endoscopy equipment from processor :

- Press button on processor and pull paddle

- Pull paddle straight out, do not pull from the cord, even if you are in a hurry

- Pull light cord straight out from light source

- Pull from the connector not the cord

Mishandling of endoscopes include :

- Incorrect removal from processor

- Stacking endoscopes in autoclave

- Putting forceps on top, cutting the tubing

- When putting the endoscope in a tray, dropping it down where the paddle hits the table or floor

- Submerging endoscope in water before doing a proper leak test - Bending the tubing too far, causing kinks