APRIL 7, 2021

New ‘Test Article’ for Visualizing Scope Drying Shows Flaws in Usual Practices

The common method of flushing an endoscope with alcohol and hanging it in an ambient storage cabinet does not dry endoscope channel systems effectively, according to a recent study from scientists in the Advanced Sterilization Group at Steris Corp.

“This result suggests that endoscopes must be dried with compressed air prior to storage, or may benefit from storage in an endoscope cabinet that provides compressed air directed into the endoscope channels,” lead author Michelle