A broken endoscope is more than just an equipment failure. It can delay treatment for patients and create unhappy staff who lack appropriate tools and must work late, increasing overtime costs and decreasing revenue due to canceled procedures. In a recent webinar, two members of an Olympus service and repair team shared tips on preventing the most frequent and expensive types of endoscope damage and minimizing the effects on facilities, staff and patients.
Distal Damage
“Roughly 85% of