Drying of endoscopes with oil-free compressed air

The Robert Koch Institute and the German medical association hold the opinion that the drying of endoscopes after their manual preparation is of key importance. In order to avoid recontamination during gastrointestinal endoscopy, blow-drying the fibre or video endoscope with oil-free compressed air after the cleaning, desinfection and rinsing is recommended.

Our SICOLAB mini ENDO (including the most modern compressed air pistol made of stainless steel) is a suitable highly efficient solution for this procedure. Medical devices must meet certain requirements to ensure patient safety and product quality. The SICOLAB mini ENDO from Dürr Technik has the necessary certification as a Class I medical device in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEC.

Certification as a medical device

Medical devices must meet certain requirements to ensure patient safety and product quality.
The SICOLAB mini ENDO by Dürr Technik has the necessary certification as a class I medical device according to theregulation (EU) 2017/745.

The product is thus the first compressor station with a stainless steel compressed air gun on the market that is approved for drying endoscopes and MIS instruments as a Class I medical product according to the European Medical Device Regulation MDR 2017/745.

The product includes:

  • oil-free, soundproofed compressor station
  • integrated fine filter with 0,01µm
  • autoclavable compressed air pistol* made of stainless steel with attachment and 2m compressed air hose

Your benefits

  1. extremely low noise level
  2. very easy handling
  3. clean compressed air thanks to 0.01µm fine filter
  4. dismountable compressed air pistol made of stainless steel, also approved as medical product class I
  5. oil-free compressor unit in soundproof box – plug and play
  6. adjustment of the optimum working pressure by pressure reducer
  7. maintenance-free compressor
  8. easy cleaning of the surfaces of the soundproof box

Due to the extremely compact design it is even possible to install the unit in the surgery cabinet. A carrying handle is attached for mobile handling. SICOLAB mini Endo is fitted with a fine filter, a compressed air hose and a compressed air pistolmade of stainless steel, as standard features. Just choose the nozzle needed for your application – and even the blowingout of polypectomy loops is possible without any difficulty.