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Establish an internal system of identifying contaminated versus reprocessed endoscopes and accessories to prevent both mix-ups and cross-contamination. Some national or professional guidelines recommend separating dirty (contaminated) area, clean area, and storage area. Touching a reprocessed endoscope and/or accessories with contaminated gloves or placing them on a contaminated hanger or surface, including letting them touch the floor, will recontaminate them.

Olympus partnered with the FDA for a Human Factors Study that developed a post-market surveillance survey for duodenoscope reprocessing.

The information from this Study has allowed Olympus to enhance training and focus our tools on helping users understand the critical, but unique, tasks involved in reprocessing duodenoscopes.