A study comparing two new duodenoscope models with disposable end caps and a device with a fixed end cap found the newer models do not present notable safety concerns.
In the study, researchers led by gastroenterologists Thomas E. Kowalski, MD, and David E. Loren, MD, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, in Philadelphia, compared the performance of the Olympus TJF-Q180V, a fixed-end cap device, and the Olympus TJF-Q190V and Fujifilm ED-580XT, two devices with disposable end caps, over 169