DECEMBER 10, 2020

Survey of Gastroenterologists Indicates Receptiveness to Single-Use Scopes

U.S. gastroenterologists surveyed by an endoscope manufacturer expressed interest in using single-use duodenoscopes for approximately half of their endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, according to a report of the findings at the 2020 virtual annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.

Sara Larsen, MSc, and her colleagues from Ambu Inc, which manufactures the aScope Duodeno single-use scope for ERCP, surveyed the physicians to assess their willingness to