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Boston Scientific LithoVue Elite vs Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr
Both are single-use ureteroscopes. Every figure below is transcribed from the manufacturers' own documents.
What separates them
- Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr has the slimmer shaft — 8.6 Fr against 9.5 Fr for the Boston Scientific LithoVue Elite.
- Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr has the wider deflection — 275° against 270° for the Boston Scientific LithoVue Elite.
Boston Scientific LithoVue Elite
- Insertion / shaft diameter
- 9.5 Fr shaft · 7.7 Fr distal tip
- Working channel
- 3.6 Fr
- Deflection
- 270° up / 270° down
- Image resolution
- Not stated (high-resolution digital chip)
- Field of view
- 120° diagonal
- Working length
- 680 mm (68 cm)
- Runs on
- StoneSmart Connect Console — outputs to existing theatre monitors
- Regulatory status
- Not stated in the cited document
- Laser / energy compatibility
- Not stated in the cited document
- Sterility and packaging
- Not stated in the cited document
- NHS Supply Chain
- Not confirmed — no framework listing on file
Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr
- Insertion / shaft diameter
- 8.6 Fr
- Working channel
- 3.6 Fr
- Deflection
- 275° up / 275° down
- Image resolution
- Not stated
- Field of view
- 120°
- Working length
- 670 mm
- Runs on
- Endoscopic Video Image Processor, ASUS-IPD-V100 (10.1" LCD)
- Regulatory status
- Not stated in the cited document
- Laser / energy compatibility
- Quanta System lasers and fibres, sold by Cook in the UK, Ireland, Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland and the US
- Sterility and packaging
- Not stated in the cited document
- NHS Supply Chain
- Not confirmed — no framework listing on file
Boston Scientific LithoVue Elite in full · Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr in full