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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 1-7
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.1
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.1
Table 1 Precut sphincterotomy devices
| Product | Distal tip OD (F) | Tip length (mm) | Cut-wire length (mm) | Recommended guidewire size (inch) | Comments |
| Boston Scientific (United States) | |||||
| Needle knife RX | 5 | NA | 5 | 0.035 | Triple lumen, shortwire |
| Micro knife XL | 5 | NA | 5 | 0.035 | Triple lumen, precut |
| Mediglobe (Tempe, Arizona) | |||||
| Precut sphincterotome | 5 or 6 | NA | 20 or 30 | 0.021-0.035 | Double or tripleumen, noseless, erlange n-typesphincterotome |
| Needle knife | 5 or 6 | NA | 0-15 | NA | Single lumen |
| Olympus (Tokyo, Japan) | |||||
| Triple lumen needle with clever coating | 5 | NA | 5 | 0.035 | Precut device |
| Triple lumen needle knife | 5 | NA | 5 | 0.035 | Precut device |
| Cook Medical (Winston-Salem, NC) | |||||
| Huibregtse triple lumen needle knife | 5 | NA | 4 | 0.035 | Triple lumen, precut |
| Zimmon needle knife | 5 | NA | 7 | 0.035 | Precut device |
| Fusion needle knife | 6 | NA | 4 | 0.035 | Short-wire system |
- Citation: Saritas U, Ustundag Y, Harmandar F. Precut sphincterotomy: A reliable salvage for difficult biliary cannulation. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(1): 1-7
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i1/1.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.1