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from having to return on another day to complete the exam.
The device is inserted into the colonoscope's working channel
when it's needed and flushes loose stool and obstructions off the
colon wall with a blast of pressurized water, which the physician
regulates with a handheld control. The physician can also back-flush
the device's channel if it becomes blocked with excess liquid or
feces and aspirate the dirty fluid out of the patient. A company rep
says Jet Prep provides significantly better visualization of the colon
in real time to improve adenoma detection rates.
F R O M T H E S H O W F L O O R
2. USER FRIENDLY Dr. Gross hears how Pentax's upgraded its already successful image
management and documentation software.
3. SEEING IS BELIEVING NDS Imaging improved upon its video-sharing technology.
