What you can do:
• Use freshly prepared detergent solution for each endoscope
• Use channel cleaning adapters
• Brush A / W nozzle
• Rinse channels after detergent flushing
Suction Channel
Cuts / clogging
Cause:
• Sink / basin too small
• Damaged / inferior brushes
• Not using channel cleaning adapters
• Over coiling of endoscope – impede brushing
What you can do:
• Adequate sized sinks / basins
• Prevent over coiling of endoscope
• Remove damaged brushes – use only Olympus brushes
• Use channel cleaning adapters
• Rinse after detergent flush
Angulation Controls / Brakes
Stretched or Broken
Cause:
• Harsh manipulation with locks on
What you can do:
• Reprocess endoscopes with locks off
• Avoid harsh manipulation of insertion tube / bending section and control knobs
Fluid invasion – Potentially fatal to scopes (water in the endoscope)
Cause:
• Water cap not attached
• Water cap poorly attached,
• Electronic components not dried properly,
• Endoscope not dried properly
• Undetected internal leak
• Not leak tested
• Split valves on control body not detected
What you can do:
• Ensure endoscope correctly leak tested
• Ensure endoscope correctly and thoroughly dried
• Ensure water cap correctly attached
• Remove light guide connector from water prior to removal of leak tester
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