Single-Use vs. Reusable: Which Endoscope is Right for Your Facility?

Single-Use vs. Reusable: Which Endoscope is Right for Your Facility?

ANALYZING VALUE

A Mayo Clinic doctor believes that single-use endoscopes give urologists more effective tools to offer the best and safest care to patients, no matter where they are.

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