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PCI Medical Wins Gold 2007 CT Quality Improvement Award
Deep River, CT
Oct 19, 2007
PCI medical of Deep River, CT is a 2007 Gold winner of the prestigious Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) for the development of its EFP250 Endoscope Flushing Pump as a fast, safe and easy solution to replace manual flushing.
Before an endoscope can be disinfected in an automated washing machine it has to be rigorously manually cleaned. A typical colonoscope has three tiny channels that have to be flushed out. The current practice is to manually syringe each of the three channels three times with detergent, rinse water followed by a final air purge. This means pushing a syringe a total of 27 times per scope. With as many as 30 procedures per day, this is time consuming and physically challenging often resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Philip Coles and Bob Tamas designed and developed the EFP250, with Orla Concannon acting as project manager. The EFP250 is a compact microprocessor controlled device that uses two pumps. The EFP250 can automatically flush all three channels of the endoscope simultaneously in 90 seconds by simply the touch of a button. The EFP250 dramatically improves both productivity and cleaning efficacy while eliminating user fatigue and possible health claims.
The EFP250 was launched in January 2007. By the end of October over 1200 units had been shipped across the United States and Canada. Comments from users have included "This has been a life-saver!" and "I don't know why it wasn't invented before!"
PCI medical inc. is the leader in vapor management for high level disinfectants. They manufacture a wide variety of GUS® Ductless Vapor Management Systems that eliminate exposure to glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, OPA and other chemicals. They also supply the TD-100®, the only automated disinfector for transesophageal ultrasound probes.
Philip Coles, President of PCI Medical accepted the award and said it was an honor for a small company to win the award considering the other winners included such household names such as Carrier Corporation, Pitney Bowers, Pratt & Whitney, Pfizer, and the City of Hartford.
