In central sterile services departments (CSSD), the functionality of rigid endoscopes, which are complex and fragile reusable devices, is usually checked visually and is a subjective task. This clinical study assessed the ability of ScopeControl to pre-emptively identify optical defects before the surgeon considers the endoscope as defective.
One hundred sixty-six controls were carried out concerning 51 diferent endoscopes. According to the surgeon’s evaluation, 78.9% and 80.7% of controls were considered as ac
ceptabe for image and brightness quality.
ScopeControl® found that 13.3% of the same endoscopes
were considered as “passed,” 31.3% “in danger,” and 55.4%
“failed”. LT and FT parameters represented 95.2% of the
reasons for failures.
The ability of ScopeControl® to detect endoscope defects
earlier than surgeons was validated by tracking the results
of endoscopes used and controlled several times.
The same endoscope could be used and tested several times,
and a new folder was created each time the endoscope was
checked by both the surgeons and the ScopeControl
