Site | Colonoscope | Gastroscope | Bronchoscope | Duodenoscope |
---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 20)** | (N = 20)** | (N = 15)** | (N = 20)** | |
Clinical-use Testing: | ||||
Surface | ||||
S1 (insertion tube*) | √ | √ | √ | √ |
S2 (control head*) | √ | √ | √ | √ |
L1: Suction biopsy channel (umbilical to distal end) | √ | √ | √ | √ |
[364.5 cm 2 ] 1 | [255.7 cm 2 ] | [53.2 (or 58.7) cm 2 ] | [402 cm 2 ] | |
L2: Air/water channel (umbilical to distal end) | √ | √ | √ | |
[377 cm 2 ] | [ 269 (or 254) cm 2 ] | [363 cm 2 ] | ||
L3: Auxiliary water channel | √ | |||
[175.3 cm 2 ] | ||||
L4 Elevator wire channel | √ | |||
[43.4 cm 2 ] | ||||
Samples collected per endoscope | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Simulated-use Testing; each scope type tested in triplicate*** | ||||
Site | Colonoscope | Gastroscope | Bronchoscope | Duodenoscope |
(N = 3) | Not done | (N = 3) | (N = 3) | |
Surface | ||||
S1 (insertion tube)**** | √ | √ | √ | |
S2 (control head)**** | √ | √ | √ | |
L1: Suction biopsy channel (From umbilical to distal end) | √ | √ | √ | |
[358.7 cm 2 ] | [53.2 cm 2 ] | [307.5 cm 2 ] | ||
L2: Air/water channel (From umbilical to distal end) | √ | √ | ||
[345 cm 2 ] | [213.9 cm 2 ] | |||
L4 Elevator wire channel | √ | |||
[34 cm 2 ] | ||||
Samples per scope | 4 | 3 | 5 |