Vision Sciences, Inc (VSCI)

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8:02AM Vision-Sciences reports one-year study demonstrates co's endosheath technology protects against bacterial contamination of bronchoscopes (VSCI) 0.94 : Co details findings of a twelve-month evaluation of its EndoSheath? technology in the critical care setting. Of the 53 bronchoscopy cases conducted there were no cases of bacterial contamination of bronchoscopes, excluding two deliberate contaminations by the bronchoscopists for control purposes.

Overall performance of the device was also measured by the bronchoscopist after each procedure using a semi-quantitative linear score (0=minimum; 5=maximum). The device was judged positively for performance in terms of visualization (de?ned by clarity of the image and brightness), suitability (de?ned by general comfort and easiness of use) and function usefulness (de?ned by potency of aspiration and injection, tip movements).

A comparative study is planned to confirm this data on bacterial reduction.