Medivators clinical specialist observed the facility had pieced together scope buddy tubing instead of using the correct tubing with pentax cleaning adaptors for flushing endoscope channels using the scope buddy endoscope flushing aid.By not using the oem cleaning adaptors and tubing, the scope channels may not be flushed with enough detergent fluid volumes to meet endoscope manufacturer's requirements.After being flushed by scope buddy, a subsequent high-level disinfection is performed on endoscopes.Since the observation, the facility has purchased the correct cleaning adaptor.It is unknown how many endoscopes were flushed using the incorrect tubing.To date, there have been no reports of patient illness or injury.This complaint will continue to be monitored within the medivators complaint handling system.
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