All over the world, faulty insulation on electrosurgical instruments regularly causes accidents which can lead to tissue damage and which can cause temporary or permanent injury to the patient. In the worst-case scenario, fatalities may occur.
Studies in hospitals have shown that 18% of the endoscopic instruments used in the hospitals which participated in the trial had damaged insulation.
DIATEG detects damage, porosity, hairline cracks, pinholes and gas pockets, which all affect the efficacy of the insulation.
