Here are four things to know.
1. Pentax Medical is a division of Hoya Group, a global medical technology company based in Tokyo, Japan.
2. Pentax Medical offers gastroscopes, duodenoscopes, small bowel enteroscopes, colonoscopes and a GI Value Solution, a high-resolution digital platform of video endoscopes and a digital color video processor for use in hospital and private practice settings.
3. David Wood became the president and CEO of the company’s Pan-American region in December 2017. Mr. Wood previously served as Pentax Medical’s global chief marketing officer.
4. Pentax Medical’s C.A.P. HD duodenoscope is the first FDA-cleared duodenoscope with a disposable distal cap.
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