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# FDA Clears Modified Erbe Port Connector
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-clears-modified-erbe-port-connector/
- Published: 2019-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T01:28:37.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5144182

FDA says it has cleared a modified Erbe USA Erbeflo port connector to help reduce risk of endoscope cross-contamination. An agency [notice](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/update-risk-cross-contamination-24-hour-multi-patient-use-endoscope-connectors-letter-health-care?ref=fdaweb.com) says the design of the modified Erbeflo 24-hour use port connector added a backflow prevention feature as recommended in FDA guidance for reducing the risk of backflow and cross-contamination of the irrigation system that might result.

Agency clearance of the device was based on a review of functional and simulated use testing of the modified device, the notice says.

Revised labeling for the Erbeflo identifies compatible endoscopes and accessories and specifies that the modified Erbeflo 24-hour use port connector should only be used with Erbe irrigation tubing. The labeling also warns against **(1)** disrupting the irrigation pathway during a clinical procedure by disconnecting the port connector from the endoscope or the irrigation tubing while the scope is inside a patient; and **(2)** connecting the port connector to an endoscope once the scope is inside a patient.

FDA says Erbe had been the only manufacturer marketing a 24-hour multi-patient use endoscope connector that did not include a backflow prevention feature.