Common defects found with borescopes

Studies show that 100% of flexible endoscopes at sites that haven’t been conducting visual inspection have defects, and that includes endoscope interiors. In this video, Cori Ofstead, MSPH, walks through common defects you might find inside your endoscopes when you begin using borescopes.
This video is an excerpt from Ofstead & Associates’ free, 1-hour, CE-eligible webinar called “Visual inspection of endoscopes with borescopes” available here: ofstead.elevate.commpartners....
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And check out the other resources listed in this video, including:
Ofstead 1-hour CE-eligible webinars:
o “Visual inspection of endoscopes with lighted magnification” available here:
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o “What’s inside your scopes? Simethicone and other insoluble products used during endoscopy” ofstead.elevate.commpartners....
CZcams:
o Endoscope anatomy • Endoscope Anatomy
o Common defects on scope exteriors • Common defects on endo...
o Tools for visual inspection • Tools used for visual ...
Peer-reviewed literature:
o Ofstead et al. The utility of lighted magnification and borescopes for visual inspection of flexible endoscopes. AJIC. 2022.
www.ajicjournal.org/article/S...
o Ofstead, Hopkins. Sterilization Central: The value of borescopes in detecting damage, soil, fluid, and foreign objects in flexible endoscopes. Biomed Instrum Technol. 2020;54(2):146-152.
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Ofstead & Associates, Inc. has published articles in peer-reviewed journals on a variety of topics, which are searchable here:
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[@timc924]

Thank you for posting the very informative series. Can you recommend a particular model to cover all flexible endoscopes- my unit oversees reprocessing of the full range and a Boroscope rig to cover all would be a great advantage as we have a mixture of new and legacy inventory in our fleet.

[@ofsteadinsights9726]

First, we do not endorse any particular product. Second, for our published studies and webinars, we have used borescopes from Healthmark, Clarus and Steris. You will likely need two different diameter cameras-- a large one that would be around 2 mm and a smaller one less than 1 mm. Some units allow for plug-n-play of different camera sizes.

[@MRG3RH4RD]

Scariest stuff yet if you think about it!

[@ofsteadinsights9726]

Yes it is!