Integrated Endoscopy To Demonstrate First Single-Use Rigid Endoscope at AAOS

nuvis™ Single-Use Arthroscope Never Infects a Patient, Never Needs Repairs, Never Causes OR Delays, and Never Needs Cleaning

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Integrated Endoscopy, Inc., will demonstrate its nuvis™Single-Use Arthroscope—the first FDA-approved single-use rigid endoscope commercially available in the United States—at the 2016 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting, March 2-5, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (booth No. 3775).

"There are thousands of hospitals every day where a faulty or damaged scope will interrupt the rhythm of care that is critical to patient well-being and OR efficiency," said George Wright, president and CEO of Integrated Endoscopy. "Every hospital needs a backup plan for when that happens. We believe the nuvis Single-Use Arthroscope is the perfect solution when things aren't perfect."

Wright said that traditional reusable endoscopes can expose patients to infections and are expensive to reprocess and maintain. In contrast, the nuvis Single-Use Arthroscope offers a number of benefits for surgeons, hospitals, surgery centers, and patients, including:

• Protecting patients and staff from healthcare-associated infections due to inadequately reprocessed endoscopes
• Eliminating the need for reprocessing and the inventory logistics associated with reusable arthroscopes, reducing costs
• Preventing costly OR delays and downtime by ensuring the availability of patient-ready scopes
• Providing high-definition optics while eliminating fiber optic bundles and expensive xenon bulbs
• Offering a lighter and less bulky design, making it easier on surgeons during long procedures

"The fundamental design and reprocessing requirements of reusable endoscopes have not changed significantly since their introduction more than 50 years ago," Wright said. "Only the nuvis Arthroscope offers high-definition optics in an affordable single-use design that eliminates the need for reprocessing, prevents OR delays, and ensures a clean, patient-ready endoscope for every procedure. This is more important than ever in light of the rapidly growing concerns about the risk of infectious disease transmission due to inadequately cleaned and sterilized reusable endoscopes. The nuvis Arthroscope's innovative single-use design eliminates this risk."

Sold singly or in packs of 10, the affordable nuvis Arthroscope features advanced, high-tech lenses made with the same technology and low-temperature glass used to mass-produce high-definition, low-cost optics for smart phone cameras. The nuvis Arthroscope also features patented LED technology that provides improved white light at significantly lower temperatures than the fiber optic illumination used in conventional endoscopes, eliminating the need for fiber optic bundles and expensive xenon light bulbs.

The nuvis Single-Use Arthroscope received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July 2014. Integrated Endoscopy is currently gearing up production of the nuvis Arthroscope, and it will be available nationwide later this year.

About Integrated Endoscopy

Integrated Endoscopy is a pioneer in the development of high-quality, low-cost single-use rigid endoscopes. The company's intellectual property portfolio includes nearly 20 issued patents in the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada covering the lens system design, LED lighting systems in a rigid endoscope, and high-quality molded glass lenses that are at the core of its cutting-edge devices. This strong patent position makes Integrated Endoscopy uniquely positioned to be the market leader and sole provider of single-use rigid endoscopes. Integrated Endoscopy is a privately held company with headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. For more information, visit www.iescope.com.

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Source: Integrated Endoscopy, Inc.