CleanGuard^®

Meeting the standards of AORN, AAMI, and SGNA,^1,2,3 these single-use valves are designed to help you protect patients by reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). It's one less risk to worry about.

Effective endoscope reprocessing isn't easy. In fact, there are over 40 Steps in the leading flexible scope manufacturer’s reprocessing manual for cleaning and disinfecting reusable scope valves – including 7 WARNINGS and 5 CAUTIONS.⁴ By switching to single-use valves, you remove several steps from the process and help eliminate a potential risk to patients. In addition to peace of mind, these valves are also designed to increase efficiency by eliminating the time and effort required to reprocess endoscope valves.

What Threats May Be Hiding on Your “Patient-Ready” Reprocessed Valves?
A private study by Nova Group showed that of 64 Air/Water and Suction valves deemed to be “patient ready” 60.2% contained bacteria, yeast, mold, or spores.⁵ Likewise, an EndoNurse report found that 8 of 15 (53.3%) biopsy port valves exhibited some form of debris after cleaning.⁶

¹ AORN. “2016 Guidelines for Perioperative Practice: Guideline for Processing Flexible Endoscopes.” (2016, February)
² AAMI. “American National Standards ANSI/AAMI ST91: 2015. Flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health care facilities.” (2015)
³ SGNA. “Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes.” (2015)
⁴ Olympus TJF-Q180VReprocessing Manual
⁵ https://www.conmed.com/-/media/CONMED/Documents/Other/Superbugsandtraceabilityofscopevalves.pdf  December 1,  2006.  Accessed 30th    July 2015. Could  Biopsy Port  Valves  Be a  Source  for Potential  Flexible Endoscope Contamination?
⁶­ Study shows  contaminated endoscope valves routinely  used in the US  By  Nova  |  Published  October  21,2013.  Accessed  30th  July  2015 https://www.conmed.com/-/media/CONMED/Documents/Other/Superbugsandtraceabilityofscopevalves.pdf