Sterile disposable sheath system for flexible cystoscopes.

Out-patient flexible cystoscopy using a disposable slide-on endosheath system.

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of out-patient flexible cystoscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-seven patients awaiting diagnostic or check cystoscopy in Leeds, UK were invited to undergo out-patient flexible cystoscopy using a CST-2000 Flexible Cystoscope (Vision Sciences; Natick, MA, USA) using the sterile single-use slide-on(trade mark) disposable endo...

A microbiological evaluation of level of disinfection for flexible cystoscopes protected by disposable endosheaths

BACKGROUND Flexible cystoscopy is used in urological outpatient departments for diagnostic cystoscopy of bladder cancer and requires a high-level disinfection between each patient. The purpose of this study was to make a microbiological post disinfection efficacy assessment of flexible cystoscopes (FC) using disposable sterile endosheaths. METHODS One hundred endosheaths underwent a leak-test...

Microbiologic assessment of disposable sterile endoscopic sheaths to replace high-level disinfection in reprocessing: a prospective clinical trial with nasopharygoscopes.

BACKGROUND Conventional reprocessing of endoscopes with high-level disinfection is labor intensive, expensive, delays the turnover of instruments, and involves potential exposure of personnel to toxic chemicals. We report a prospective clinical trial with rigorous microbiologic assessment of a novel disposable, sterile, polyurethane sheath, which can be easily and snugly applied over a nasophar...

New topic referral exploratory work Cystoscope sheath (Scopeguard)

Joint AUA/SUNA white paper on reprocessing of flexible cystoscopes.

PURPOSE Numerous federal bodies and professional societies have produced guidelines and standards for the reprocessing of endoscopes, but few specifically address the reprocessing of cystoscopes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This document presents a summary of the current recommendations for reprocessing flexible cystoscopes, and highlights particular aspects of instrument reprocessing that are uniq...