
Pentax Medical’s Video Duodenoscope ED34 i10T2 has a disposable
elevator cap to reduce reprocessing challenges [Image courtesy of FDA]
The Pentax Medical Video ED34-i10T2 model duodenoscope’s design reduces the number of parts requiring cleaning and disinfection between uses, according to the FDA. Reducing reprocessing challenges, the thinking goes, will help prevent the potentially deadly superbug outbreaks that could result from them.