AER

Top 10 Best Scope Washers for Large Medical Facilities Patient Safety is paramount for all medical facilities. And automatic endoscope reprocessors (AERs), commonly known as scope washers, are an essential part of patient safety. But when it comes to purchasing a scope washer the requirements between large hospitals and smaller practices become quite significant. For this reason, we've created a current Top 10 Scope Washers List for large hospitals and medical facilities. We've also provided many insights into the factors that we 've considered in compiling this Top 10 best scope washers ...

 It might seem like common sense that Preventative Maintenance on AERs is critical, but many companies don't think about, take the time, or have the time to implement it. That's where companies like MedService Repair can help. We offer preventive maintenance services and maintenance kits to make this essential task as easy as possible for you no matter what brand of AER your office is currently using. Automated Endoscope Reprocessers are used in the healthcare industry where gastroenterology and surgical departments perform endoscopic procedures regularly. AERs are critical to the cleanin...

 Wondering where Custom Ultrasonics went to? You're not alone and it hasn't gone away. Wassenburg Medical Acquired Custom Ultrasonics on December 31st 2021. All of Custom Ultrasonics activities and assets were assumed by Wassenburg Medical including the staff members.Custom Ultrasonics seemed to be the perfect fit for Wassenburg as both have mission statements that were in alignment. Both focus on manufacturing and distributing high quality products having to do with infection control including endoscopic devices, instrumentation and other related equipment, components and supplies.B...

Most medical offices offering endoscopic services are so busy with patients and endoscopy procedures that the time between the pre-cleaning and manual cleaning is not even given a second thought as there is none. A stacked patient schedule doesn't allow for down time, but what happens if there's an anomaly. Some rare situation that arises where there's a longer delay than there ever should be and your system and protocols are tested. Are you ready for that?  In these rare situations, if there's no protocol in place you may be at risk of a failure of your AER being able to perform its job ...

Because medical equipment is extremely expensive and potentially cost prohibitive high-quality used medical equipment might be a consideration for your practice. The trick, is finding refurbished equipment that is high-level quality from a source you know you can trust. These sources must have in place the highest quality procedures during the refurbishing processes and should have a name and business model that is well known, has been in business for a long time and has a stellar reputation. MedService Repair has all of these attributes and would be happy to assist you in purchasing refurbish...

Each manufacturer has their own requirements and guidelines for cleaning and testing of the AERs (Automatic Endoscopic Reprocessors) they manufacture. And the manufacturers of endoscopes also have their own cleaning requirements set forth. It's important that you read the manuals for the specific AER and endoscopes you have purchased to make sure you are following the procedures set forth for your specific equipment. Endoscopes are extremely complicated devices that are reused on patients and the risk of infection is high if not properly pre-cleaned and disinfected. There are so many places th...

So what is an AER? It's a fair question as it's a mouthful to say. The short answer is an AER (Automated Endoscope Reprocessor) is used to reprocess endoscopes. But that's just turning words around and not really a good explanation. So let's first go over what "endoscopy" is so we get some context and a better understanding of the machines we're talking about. Endoscopy is a non-surgical procedure that allows doctors to examine and view the digestive system on a color monitor. The endoscope used for this procedure is a flexible tube that utilizes a small light and camera allowing doctors to vi...

On April 18, 2018 there was big news for Cantel Medical as the FDA issued 510(k) clearance for them to begin marketing their Advantage Plus Pass-Thru automated endoscope reprocessor (AER). According to their press release this would be the first pass-through reprocessor marketed in the United States. The Cantel design of the Advantage Plus Pass-Thru AER enables one-way workflow. This dramatically reduces the possibility of human error. It's proven to high-level disinfect commonly used endoscopes and duoscopes. The design includes hard-wall separation. This allows for a completely separate...