{"id":9937,"date":"2022-08-31T15:09:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aurora-sterilisation.com\/endoscope-sterilization\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:09:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:09:21","slug":"endoscope-sterilization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aurora-sterilisation.com\/en\/endoscope-sterilization\/","title":{"rendered":"Endoscope sterilization"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9937\" class=\"elementor elementor-9937 elementor-9918\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ae3a8f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ae3a8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cee3dab\" data-id=\"cee3dab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61cbdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f61cbdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenges of endoscope sterilization<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d2cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d2cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.3em;\">The sterilization of endoscopes poses such problems that they can be classified among the most complex reusable medical devices to sterilize. Aurora offers a solution to sterilize surgical endoscopes. This solution is reliable, energy efficient and safe for users.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85f3952 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85f3952\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c42f041\" data-id=\"c42f041\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6cbc91 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6cbc91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f673b39\" data-id=\"f673b39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f9e5a elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5f9e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aurora-sterilisation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pacman-bleu-qe23xw7mxe11ken194iijcc7r89h4m7a8h45w5w4pe.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Aurora Cold Plasma Sterilisation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-822b956\" data-id=\"822b956\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01d35b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f01d35b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are endoscopes used for&nbsp;?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e414da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e414da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An endoscope is a <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>medical device that allows to look inside a patient&#8217;s body<\/strong><\/span>, to perform a diagnosis or a surgical operation.<\/p><p>Endoscopes have very different lengths and constructions, depending on the organ to be reached: cystoscope (for the bladder), colonoscope (for the colon), bronchoscope (for the lungs), ureteroscope (for the urethra), etc. The longest is the duodenoscope (for the duodenum) which reaches more than 2.5m in length.<\/p><p>They can be rigid or flexible, with 1, 3 or 5 channels. Some integrate optics, liquid or air injectors, or even surgical tools.<\/p><p>Their common point is complex shapes and fragile elements. <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>Most are reusable and passed from one patient to another, hence contaminating patients among themselves.<\/strong><\/span> Therefore endoscopes pose problems for sterilization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8242871 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8242871\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bba852\" data-id=\"4bba852\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-369b8f4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"369b8f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68abe49\" data-id=\"68abe49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c87b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c87b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">75% of endoscopes are not sterilized<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff3c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff3c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>Sterilization obligations normally apply to endoscopes<\/strong><\/span>, as to any invasive medical device. <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>But it is impossible to sterilize most endoscopes<\/strong><\/span> because hospitals and medical centers do not have suitable endoscope sterilization techniques.<\/p><p>Most <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>hospital sterilization departments don\u2019t use ethylene oxide anymore, and none use gamma rays<\/strong><\/span> : these techniques are too dangerous for a healthcare center.<\/p><p>For its part, the moist heat of autoclaves damages the polymers and optics that make up many endoscopes.<\/p><p>Finally, despite its temperature (50-60\u00b0C) and its ease of use, <strong><span style=\"color: #00b500;\">sterilization with vaporized hydrogen peroxide is reserved for the sterilization of small endoscopes<\/span><\/strong>, because it does not penetrate beyond 89cm. It also raises questions about its dosage and its condensation, which alter its performance.<\/p><p>n the absence of suitable sterilization, endoscopes therefore currently benefit from an exception: high-level disinfection. But&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21f615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21f615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\"><strong>the <span style=\"color: #000080;\">arrival of Aurora Cold Plasma<\/span> increases the possibilities for the highest quality endoscope reprocessing, <span style=\"color: #000080;\">ie true endoscope sterilization.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24c655 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e24c655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aurora-sterilisation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/home-points.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8808\" alt=\"cold sterilization\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de4c74c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de4c74c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0fa537\" data-id=\"a0fa537\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c95464 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c95464\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c06f3f7\" data-id=\"c06f3f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad53cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ad53cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between disinfection and sterilization of endoscopes?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21188be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21188be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00b500;\">Sterilization<\/span><\/strong> is a 0.000001% (1 in 1 million) probability of finding a contaminated endoscope \u2013 regardless of the original biological load.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>Disinfection<\/strong><\/span> is a simple reduction of the microbial load present in the endoscope. High-level disinfection aims for such a reduction by a factor of 10,000. Non-sterilizable endoscopes undergo today such disinfection.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>The safety provided to the patient by these reprocessing processes is not comparable.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Considering that there are 1 million bacteria present in an endoscope before reprocessing, only one would remain after sterilization, and 100 remain after high-level disinfection.<\/p><p><strong>Translated into terms of risk, the patient would be 100 times less exposed to a postoperative infection involving a sterilized endoscope than with a disinfected endoscope.<\/strong><\/p><p>But this example is a fiction, because it compares a probability with a factor reduction \u2013 two data of very different nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b59842c\" data-id=\"b59842c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044ca08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"044ca08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endoscope sterilization is 6 million times safer than disinfection.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5acdbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5acdbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology\/article\/prospective-multicenter-clinical-study-of-duodenoscope-contamination-after-reprocessing\/F93A5FDC22DD46C2B0397CE37EF057F2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">most recent study<\/span><\/a> shows that <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong> the real situation is much worse than that<\/strong><\/span>. To take the case of duodenoscopes alone, Lionel Pineau (Eurofins-Germande, France) has established that <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>6% of duodenoscopes are contaminated by &#8220;high concern organisms&#8221; <\/strong><\/span> in the context of the disinfection practiced today.<strong>This rate rises to nearly 30% for other endoscopes.<\/strong><\/p><p>6% versus 0.000001% is <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>a ratio of 1 to 6 million.<\/strong><\/span> This is the impact of the sterilization of duodenoscopes in terms of health safety and the reduction of contamination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c95d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c95d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aurora-sterilisation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pacman-vert-1-qe23xv9sqjzr8soeem3vyukr5ue3wx3jwcgoevxivm.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Aurora Cold Plasma Sterilisation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df412f4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df412f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f3ace7\" data-id=\"3f3ace7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39d6319 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39d6319\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afe9959\" data-id=\"afe9959\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4098fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4098fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The advantages of plasma over other methods of sterilization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10acc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10acc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>Aurora plasma takes over chemical sterilizing agents<\/strong><\/span> (ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide) by its ability to penetrate complex shapes.<\/p><p>The size of the oxygen ions explains this <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>penetrating force<\/strong><\/span>, but also the vacuum descent process: it is pushed so low that it purges the medical device of any atmosphere and humidity. The plasmogenic gas then takes the place of these voids before being ionized. Thus, the plasma acts <em>in situ<\/em> on the device, without the constraints of fluid mechanics encountered by chemical agents or steam from the autoclave.<\/p><p>On the other hand, plasma acts on the surface of materials. <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>It therefore leaves the mass of materials intact,<\/strong><\/span> unlike moist heat or gamma rays. It is also <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>compatible with a very wide range of materials.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Finally, Aurora uses only oxygen and nitrogen to create its plasma \u2013 <span style=\"color: #00b500;\"><strong>gases that are cheap and non-toxic to the environment and to humans.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46d6f5f\" data-id=\"46d6f5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The challenges of endoscope sterilization The sterilization of endoscopes poses such problems that they can be classified among the most complex reusable medical devices to sterilize. 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