Key Surgical Debuts New Brush for Use in Manual Cleaning of Endoscopes
Key Surgical announces the release of a new Scope Cleaning Brush to its product line. This new brush is the longest available at 240cm. Attached to a blue plastic handle, the nylon bristle diameter is 4-6mm (tapered) with a coated tip designed for additional protection of a scope lumen during the manual cleaning process. This brush, available in a package of 50 or 100, is also available in a kit that includes a Suction Well Cleaning Brush; a shorter, larger diameter brush for cleaning the suction wells of a scope.
New scope cleaning brush part numbers: BR-3711-50, BR-3711-100 and BR-3799-50 (brush kit). Key Surgical scope cleaning brushes are competitively priced, packaged with convenience in mind and are in stock and available for same day shipping. For more information on this and other Key Surgical products, visit www.keysurgical.com.
Source: Key Surgical
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