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Infection Control in Endoscopy

Controlling infections in endoscopy is challenging because flexible endoscopes are patient-facing devices, and any breakdown in reprocessing can directly impact patient safety. When cleaning steps vary in timing or completeness, residues can persist in internal channels and the reliability of downstream disinfection decreases. At UltraZonic, we have developed ENDO to control infections while keeping scope availability and workflow predictability on track.

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Challenges of Infection Control in Endoscopy

Research has found that key steps are skipped in around 45% of reprocessing events, increasing the likelihood that residues persist and that documentation does not reflect actual execution. When workload rises, early manual actions are the first to drift when cleaning medical instruments: flushing, brushing, connector setup, and documentation can become inconsistent, even though these steps determine how cleanable channels remain for downstream disinfection.

How to Structure Infection Control

Effective infection control in endoscopy starts with controlling the earliest minutes after use so residues do not dry inside lumens and valves. When delays occur, removal can shift from routine soil removal toward biofilm cleaning, which is harder to verify and less tolerant of workflow drift. This is where automated pre-treatment adds value: it standardizes timing, flushing conditions (detergent contact time and temperature), channel connections, and the order of critical actions.
Just as importantly, infection control depends on verification: clear pass/fail criteria for integrity checks, documented completion of manual steps, and traceability that links scope and cycle data into auditable records for exception review. In some workflows, artificial intelligence can support this verification by helping teams review recorded evidence, detect deviations, and apply consistent documentation rules across shifts.

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ENDO: Converting Manual Variability Into Controlled, Traceable Execution

To make endoscopy cleaning practical and control infections, we designed ENDO as an endoscope cleaning reprocessor. ENDO automatically executes and tracks the pre-cleaning sequence, supports controlled channel flushing under defined parameters, and records the brushing procedure with an integrated camera as the only manual intervention. With built-in track-and-trace that links each procedure to the scope and cycle history, it is a rapid cleaning technology for endoscopes by reducing delays and making key steps less dependent on individual technique.

Learn More about Infections and Safety in Our Academy

If you are interested in controlling infections in endoscopy, you can sign up for our academy. We center on patient safety and the practical decisions that determine whether reprocessing workflows stay consistent under daily workload. It provides deeper, structured information on endoscope reprocessing, including where errors typically occur and how to verify critical steps in routine practice.

Contact Us to Protect Your Patients from Infections

Controlling infections in endoscopy becomes more reliable when the earliest, most variable steps are standardized and traceable before downstream high-level disinfection. If you want to reduce operator-dependent drift and strengthen documentation across your reprocessing chain, contact us to discuss which infection prevention solutions fit your current workflow.

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