Sterile Single-use Valves

YOUR PARTNER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS (HAIs) Reducing the risk of infections for endoscopy patients is critically important. More HAIs and outbreaks have been linked to contaminated endoscopes than to any other medical device.5 For patients who contract a HAI the consequences can be significant. In the UK, HAIs are estimated to cost the NHS approximately £1 billion a year.6 For more than 40 years Cantel has been delivering innovation and excellence in endoscope reprocessing. We offer a comprehensive line of endoscope reprocessing products including market-leading...

In 2010, Cantel became the first company to offer singleuse endoscope valves and we now manufacture over 9 million DEFENDO™ Valves every year. SOCIETY GUIDELINES SUPPORT THE USE OF SINGLE-USE ENDOSCOPE VALVES UK Department of Health We continue to test and refine our valves to produce products that give physicians more control during the procedure and make procedures more efficient. • Our research and development team is constantly working to better understand the available valve options on the market and to create valves that offer solutions to unmet clinical needs. “ hen reprocessing reusable...

IS DEFENDO™ STERILE SINGLE-USE VALVES INFECTION PREVENTION The risk of infection from improperly cleaned and disinfected reusable endoscope valves is extremely high due to their complex design. Meticulous DEFENDO Valves are high-performance, high-quality products that support procedural control and efficiency. Our brushing is required during reprocessing and that still may not be sufficient to ensure a safe, patient-ready endoscope. DEFENDO Sterile Single-use Valves solve the issue of reusable valve reprocessing by offering a single-use option that ensures sterile valves for every procedure....

IMPROPER VALVE REPROCESSING The complex design of reusable endoscope valves makes them exceptionally difficult to clean and disinfect. A laboratory study of “patient-ready” valves found widespread, inadequate reprocessing of air/water and suction valves.7 Bacteria, yeast, moulds and bacterial spores were detected on 56% of the valves tested. The pathogenic microorganisms detected on the reprocessed valves included Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus species, Pseudomonas species, Hepatitis and H-Pylori.7,8 Endotoxin/pyrogen was detected on 20% of the valves tested. Reprocessing chemical...

DEFENDO™ Sterile Single-use Valves Ordering Information OLYMPUS GI ENDOSCOPES PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION Single Use Biopsy Valve Single Use Y-OPSY™ Valve Single Use Cleaning Adapter 5-piece Kit (Single Use Air/Water, Suction and Biopsy Valves, ENDOGATOR™ Connector and Cleaning Adapter) 4-piece Kit (Single Use Air/Water, Suction and Biopsy Valves and Cleaning Adapter) 4-piece Kit (Single Use Air/Water, Suction and Biopsy Valves and ENDOGATOR™ Connector) 3-piece Kit (Single Use Air/Water, Suction Valves and ENDOGATOR Connector) 3-piece Kit (Single Use Air/Water Suction and Biopsy Valves) 2-piece Kit...