The US Food and Drug Administration on 15 November cleared the Pentax Medical Video ED34-i10T2, the first duodenoscope for the US market with a sterile, disposable elevator component designed to reduce the number of parts that need to be disinfected between uses.
“Duodenoscopes with a disposable elevator component represent another major step toward lowering the risk of infection among patients who undergo procedures with these devices,” said Jeff Shuren,