Biopsy Endoscope Valve

DEFENDO™ Sterile Single Use Valves are designed to mitigate potential patient safety hazards and eliminate the necessity for manual cleaning and reprocessing. DEFENDO™ valves are packaged sterile and can be easily integrated into your infection prevention policy as a single-patient use item.

Endoscope valves are intricate, essential devices that necessitate consistent, meticulous cleaning procedures. The cleaning process can be challenging, if not impossible, due to the fact that there are over 30 steps involved in the proper manual cleaning and reprocessing of suction, air/water, and biopsy valves.

The air/water channel is flushed after the procedure using the DEFENDO™ Single Use Cleaning Adapter for OLYMPUS® endoscopes.This is implemented to avert the formation of biofilm. It is considered one of the most critical steps in the cleaning and disinfection of an endoscope.

There are two primary reasons why healthcare-related infections from endoscopy persist:

Noncompliance with the most recent disinfection protocols

The endoscope’s intricate design, which incorporates “springs and valves,” complicates the process of achieving an adequate level of disinfection.One, two, three

Characteristics of DEFENDO™ Valves

Removing the need for manual cleaning and reprocessing of reusable valves

Please assist in the establishment of uniform procedures

Minimize the likelihood of errors