Practical Comparison of Four Nitinol Stone Baskets
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Journal of Endourology
- Vol. 21 (6), 655-658
- https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2007.9959
Abstract
The use of stone baskets for repositioning of stones or removal of fragment in conjunction with ureterorenoscopy has become widespread. We tested the performance of the ACMI Sur-Catch NT, Bard Dimension, Boston Scientific Zero-tip, and Cook N-Circle in a pig kidney model of flexible ureterorenoscopy. Opening characteristics of the basket were measured with mechanical calipers at 1-mm increments and compared with published reports to ensure the tested baskets were representative. Pig kidneys were placed in a basin and the ureters secured with a suture to a weight for stability. Flexible renoscopy was performed using a 16F flexible cystonephroscope. An 8-mm calculus was placed in the lower pole. Using each of four designs, the time necessary to grasp the stone, time to release the stone, and total time to move a stone from the lower-pole calix to the upper-pole were recorded. Total time experiments were repeated six times with each basket by three surgeons for a total of 18 attempts, and catch-and-release experiments were repeated six times by four surgeons for a total of 24 attempts per basket. The Sur-Catch was significantly slower for catch and release (P < 0.001) and total time; P < 0.05) compared with all other baskets. There were no differences between the other baskets in either catch, release, or total times. There was no difference between surgeons (P < 0.0634) or between attempts one through six (P = 0.538). Baskets with added complexity of the wire configurations (Sur-Catch) or a deflectable-wire mechanism (Dimension) offer no advantages and may slow capture and release of stones.Keywords
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