Disposable foreign body removal instruments – use in endoscopic surgery

Foreign bodies enter the body by accidental or intentional swallowing, sometimes by inhalation. Most often, pediatric surgeons encounter them, although objects in the body can also be found in adults.

During gastroscopy and bronchoscopy, doctors remove coins, magnets, metal balls, construction set parts (mostly in children), needles, paper clips, pencils and pens, sometimes even toothbrushes and food lumps (pieces of meat). Occasionally, surgeons have to remove bezoars from the stomach (in patients with behavioral disorders or anatomical defects of the gastrointestinal tract).

Disposable foreign body removal instruments Alton Medical are compatible with the main flexible endoscopes and allow for quick removal of a foreign body without discomfort or injury to organs.

They are made of high-quality durable materials, are not damaged during manipulation, and reliably capture and hold foreign bodies. Disposable endoscopy instruments has its own sterile packaging and does not require preliminary disinfection before the procedure.

Remove objects from the body using different tools:

• Graspers with hooks and loops.
• Grasping forceps.
• Endoscopic snares.
• Retrieval baskets.

The design features of each instrument allow for the removal of certain foreign bodies (long, bulky, flat, sharp-edged, etc.) with the greatest efficiency and minimal risk to patients.

Endoscopic retrieval devices – design features

Voluminous and soft objects (e.g., food-grade meat breasts) are difficult to grip with tongs or a loop and very difficult to hold. In such cases, surgeons use endoscopic retrieval devices.

It is an instrument that has a comfortable ergonomic handle in a plastic tube to prevent damage to the endoscope channel and teeth or "legs". There can be from two to five "legs", the more there are, the more voluminous the object the grasper holds. 5-prong grasping forceps allow painless and safe removal of fragile objects or loose tissue from the body. 5-prong grasping forceps allow painless and safe removal of fragile objects or loose tissue from the body.

There are medical snares (hooks) or loops at the ends of the teeth. Disposable foreign body removal graspers with surgical snares are used for polypectomy because they quickly cut off the tumor and do not injure the organ mucosa.

Endoscopic graspers to remove foreign bodies, Alton Medical disposables are disposed of after endoscopic manipulation to prevent the spread of infections.

Disposable basket retrieval – forms and purpose

Stone extractor is designed to remove stones (from the gallbladder and ducts) and rounded bodies from various parts of the gastrointestinal tract. These instruments can have the following forms:

• hexagonal;
• oval;
• spiral;
• fold angular (rotable basket).

Nitinol stone basket is made of a special alloy with a shape memory effect. stainless steel can also be used in foreign body retrieval basket. Most models are equipped with an atraumatic distal tip that protects the walls and surface of organs from injury.

Endoscopic basket retrieval is excellent at handling slippery objects, it not only grips them but also holds them securely, preventing them from slipping.