FDA Clears Pentax’s Easier-To-Disinfect Duodenoscope
Executive Summary
The US FDA cleared Pentax Medical’s new duodenoscope as the first in the US with a disposable elevator part that reduces the number of parts needed to be disinfected compared to earlier designs.
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