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This product is not made with natural rubber latex
Intended Use:
The disposable grasping device is used in the upper endoscopic retrieval of foreign body or food bolus.
Warnings and Precautions:
Do not use this device if there is any apparent shipping or handling damage.
The endoscopic retrieval of foreign objects or food bolus should only be performed by persons having adequate training and
familiarity with endoscopic techniques. Consult the medical literature relative to techniques, complications and hazards prior to the
performance of any endoscopic procedure.
Use in conjunction with an overtube is recommended.
Use of an overtube should not be attempted unless proficiency in associated techniques has been developed by the clinician.
Failure to use an overtube during foreign body or food bolus retrieval may lead to complications. Such complications should be
monitored for during and after the procedure and treated appropriately.
Use of overtubes has been associated with esophageal or pharyngeal laceration or perforation. Such complications should be
monitored for during and after the procedure and treated appropriately.
Avoid blindly passing the grasping device past any foreign object, particularly if the entire lumen is blocked.
Care should be exercised when grasping the targeted object/material to avoid inadvertently grasping tissue or organs not intended
for retrieval.
Keep traction on the device during retrieval so that the retrieved object does not become loosened, dislodged or aspirated into the
trachea.
Optimal technique to remove a foreign object or food bolus will vary depending upon the type of object/bolus or clinical conditions
faced during retrieval (eg. bolus position, bolus consistency, anatomical, or disease issues such as strictures, bolus-induced
ulcerations, etc.).
The use of the grasping device or any technique described in any document or publication is at the discretion of the medical
personnel attempting the retrieval.
Do not attempt to reuse, reprocess, refurbish, remanufacture, or resterilize this device. STERIS Endoscopy did not design this
device nor is it intended to be reused, reprocessed, refurbished, remanufactured, or resterilized. Performing such activities on this
disposable medical device presents a safety risk to patients (i.e. compromised device integrity, cross-contamination, infection).
Contraindications:
Contraindications include those specific to any endoscopic procedure, endoscopic procedures to remove a foreign body or food
bolus, use of an overtube, or any endoscopic procedure performed in conjunction with an overtube.
Contraindications specific to overtube usage are: esophageal bleeding and/or laceration; laryngeal perforation; trauma to teeth,
gums and/or pharynx; aspiration pneumonia.
Directions for Use:
Prior to clinical use you should familiarize yourself with the device.
1. Read the “Warnings and Precautions” and the “Directions for Use.” Review the diagrams.
2. Open the package, remove the protective tip protector from the device’s distal end and uncoil the entire device prior to
manipulation of the handle.
3. Remove the red warning label from the handle.
4. Drape the device in a “U” shaped configuration, holding the proximal device end in one hand, and the distal sheath end in the
opposite hand.
5. With the device in this position, carefully retract the handle until the grasping claws are completely retracted into the sheath (see
Fig.2).
6. Check that the accessory channel diameter of the endoscope is compatible (2.8mm or larger) with the diameter of the grasping
device (2.5mm sheath).
7. If used, consult the overtube manufacturer’s instructions for use separately.
8. Once the object has been endoscopically identified, advance the retracted grasping device into the accessory channel of the
endoscope using short strokes until the distal end of the sheath is endoscopically visualized.
9. Open the grasping device by advancing the handle forward until it stops (see Fig. 1). Confirm that the device is fully open via
endoscopic observation. The following conditions may cause the device to function improperly: (1) attempting to pass or
open the device in an extremely articulated endoscope, (2) attempting to actuate the device in an extremely coiled
position and/or (3) actuating the device when the handle is at an acute angle in relation to the sheath.
10. Endoscopically manipulate the grasping device over the object or bolus. Once entrapment is accomplished, retract the handle until
it stops (see Fig. 2). Continuous traction should be applied on the handle to keep the grasping device closed.
11. Keeping the distal device end endoscopically visible (as not to lose sight of the object or bolus during removal), extubate the
endoscope and grasping device from the patient. The retrieved object or bolus can be removed from the device by advancing the
handle forward to open the device (see Fig. 1). If used, extubate the overtube once the endoscope and grasping device have
been removed from the patient.
12. Once the endoscopic retrieval has been completed, remove the device from the endoscope.