Ohio hospital 1st in US to fully convert to single-use duodenoscopes 

Marietta (Ohio) Memorial Hospital is reportedly the first in the U.S. to fully convert to single-use duodenoscopes for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, News and Sentinel reported Sept. 30.

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Juan Tejada, MD, performed the procedure, becoming the first physician in the state to use Ambu USA’s technology.

Ambu’s single-use duodenoscope eliminates the reprocessing needed in reusable duodenoscopes. The technology is gaining popularity because of contamination issues common with reusable duodenoscopes.

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