The FDA recently authorized marketing for the CORIS system, an endoscope channel cleaner that uses a proprietary agent to clean channels in the Olympus EVIS EXERA III CF-HQ190L colonovideoscope.
The system’s manufacturer, Nanosonics, announced that it plans to begin marketing the product in the first quarter of 2026.
“The automated system delivers the cleaning agent to all channels, which are then rinsed and purged with air,” the FDA wrote in its March 21 roundup.
The agency advised that all external surfaces should continue to be cleaned and reprocessed according to manufacturer instructions.
“The CORIS system has been designed to automate and provide superior cleaning outcomes for the channels of all categories of flexible endoscopes,” Nanosonics CEO and President Michael Kavanagh wrote in a press release announcing the approval. He noted that flexible endoscopes are prone to biofilm buildup that often poses a challenge in reprocessing, and said the “initial submission to the FDA was associated with colonoscopes and the intent is to expand these indications to cover all major categories of flexible endoscopes over time.”
—GEN Staff