Pristine Surgical Rolls Out Summit 4K Single-Use Arthroscope in U.S.

Pristine Surgical has fully launched its Summit 4K single-use arthroscope, which the company claims is the first of its kind.

Summit was released on a limited basis earlier this year. Summit is now available to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) across the U.S.

The technology earned U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance in January 2023.
 
“Summit is a fully-integrated single-use scope with 4K resolution that simplifies arthroscopic procedures and packs the latest in minimally invasive visualization technology into a sterile, cost-effective, ready-to-use package,” Pristine Surgical’s CEO Bryan Lord told the press. “I’m pleased with the feedback we’ve received, and we’re excited to make this game-changing arthroscope available nationwide to help surgeons and their teams innovate their endoscopy suite.”
 
The sterile 4K arthroscope removes the setup and teardown process and reprocessing needed for reusable arthroscopes. It comes with Pristine Connect, software for cloud-connected surgical image and video storage and automated inventory management, as well.
 
It integrates with surgery centers’ existing endoscopy towers, allowing ASCs to upgrade to 4K without a large capital investment, the company said. It’s delivered by a first-of0its-kind scopes-by-subscription model. Pristine Surgical will also offer recycling options to customers.
 
“We developed Summit to address the challenges inherent to conventional surgical visualization—which relies on reusable arthroscopes that become obsolete, are difficult and costly to maintain and are prone to wear, damage, and potential infection,” said Dr. Stephen J. Snyder, a pioneer in shoulder arthroscopy and Pristine Surgical’s chief medical officer. “It is a major leap forward in a field that hasn’t changed much in my 40-plus years of practice, and when we saw the positive response and impact it was having in our limited market rollout, we were confident it was time to fully launch Summit in the marketplace.”