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Canada Endoscope How to Maintain an Endoscope Endoscope So, you 've heard about endoscopy surgery ! It is the greatest thing ... but let's start from the beginning. What is an endoscope ? Definition: An endoscope is a piece of health equipment which has a long tube. This tube is used by doctors to the internal parts of the body of a person to question the identification to identify the problem before they begin treatment . The equipment consists of a video camera and a lighting for the interior parts of the body to be seen on a screen , such as the procedure takes place. Endoscopy Repair This device , like all valuable tools is not a cheap product and should be treated with caution and often claimed to provide optimum service. There are different types of these devices and do much Sketched specific names as follows : • Arthroscopes : used to check a person's joints • bronchoscopes : for the control of the lungs and airways used in a person • colonoscopes : used to check the intestine

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Page 1: How to Maintain an Endoscope

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How to Maintain an EndoscopeEndoscope

So, you 've heard about endoscopy surgery ! It is the greatest thing ... but let's start from the beginning. What is an endoscope ?

Definition:

An endoscope is a piece of health equipment which has a long tube. This tube is used by doctors to the internal parts of the body of a person to question the identification to identify the problem before they begin treatment .

The equipment consists of a video camera and a lighting for the interior parts of the body to be seen on a screen , such as the procedure takes place.

Endoscopy Repair

This device , like all valuable tools is not a cheap product and should be treated with caution and often claimed to provide optimum service. There are different types of these devices and do much Sketched specific names as follows :

• Arthroscopes : used to check a person's joints

• bronchoscopes : for the control of the lungs and airways used in a person

• colonoscopes : used to check the intestine

• cystoscope : used to scan the urinary bladder

• gastroscope : for checking a person's stomach, the small intestine and neck

• Hysteroscope : used to check a woman's uterus

Hope this helps ... it will give you the basic knowledge of what is an endoscope and what is for .

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Maintaining an endoscope

Endoscopes are great tools that need to be maintained! THEREFORE we have put a list of care tips below:

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Ways of ensuring an appropriate endoscope maintenance of equipment

First Handling of the endoscope devices should not be left to multiple people . Appointed senior staff in the department should be charged with this task. You must be accountable and ensure that cleanliness and maintenance of these devices is the same as required. The beauty of the check with more than one person, is generally for the entire quality management.

Two . Managed these tools must effectively circumvent the basic training in the maintenance and cleaning with them to undergo . This would not only save cost, but the repair that stretched optimal performance of the tools at all times and lifetime. Product manuals are important, but should not be relied upon by users as the only source of maintenance information.

Participation in conferences and other Continuous Medical Education ( CME) sessions on the backup should be a part of the training. This would not only networking with other users , but you would learn from the experience of others. It may be expensive to obtain this information INITIALLY , but the returns would be astronomical in the long run .

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These are 4 Simple Tips for efficient handling of endoscopic equipment

• ensure that only active and responsible people are responsible for the endoscopic tools. This should be blocked immediately after identifying the flows , tools, failure of a leak test or other problems that lead to wrong diagnosis to be repaired.

• sterilization may be low, medium , and finally done at high levels of in order to ensure that the equipment will be cleaned to the highest standards . For flexible tools This Must be thoroughly performed to particles that can be left behind after use to remove . Deep sterilization of more than eight steps should be part of the process , and the hospital can choose when to do it .

• Users do not have to wait to break for gadgets before Vorsorgemaßnahmenmit reputable companies or manufacturers made and should be performed regularly.

• Internal inspection of equipment repair companies fully have to be done internally to avoid dependence on external sources because anyone can make a mistake. Experienced technicians who are familiar with the gadgets and knows how to recognize their use of sub-standard repairs should be charged with this task.

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In conclusion, we can say that the maintenance of the endoscope equipment is the responsibility of all who have the tools to treat the consumer at all levels by the manufacturer.

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