A New Jersey doctor’s license has been temporarily suspended over his alleged inappropriate and unsanitary use of anal instruments on dozens of patients. Dr. Sanjiv Patankar, a colon and rectal surgeon, who practices in East Brunswick, reportedly inserted disposable single-use anal catheters into numerous patients’ rectums during medical procedures.
According to NJ.com, Attorney General Christopher Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs released a statement saying that Dr. Patankar “placed countless patients at risk of communicable diseases” when he decided to allegedly wash and re-use anal catheters that were supposed to be disposed of after having been used on just one patient.
Anal catheters are used in a number of medical procedures, including one in which fecal matter is collected for testing or fluids are inserted into a patient’s rectum. These instruments become coated in bodily fluids, which makes them unsuitable for repeated use.
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