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Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr vs Karl Storz FLEX-XC1
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 Fr for the Karl Storz FLEX-XC1.
- Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr has the larger working channel — 3.6 Fr against 3.5 Fr for the Karl Storz FLEX-XC1.
- Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr has the wider deflection — 275° against 270° for the Karl Storz FLEX-XC1.
- Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr has the wider field of view — 120° against 105° for the Karl Storz FLEX-XC1.
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
Karl Storz FLEX-XC1
- Insertion / shaft diameter
- 9 Fr sheath, tapered 9 Fr distal tip
- Working channel
- 3.5 Fr
- Deflection
- 270° up / 270° down
- Image resolution
- Not stated
- Field of view
- 105° angle of view, 0° direction of view
- Working length
- 700 mm (70 cm)
- Runs on
- IMAGE1 S camera platform — E-BOX IMAGE1 S, TC028, TC200US, TC201US, TC301US, TM343
- Regulatory status
- Not stated in the cited document
- Laser / energy compatibility
- Not stated in the cited document
- Sterility and packaging
- Supplied sterile, single use, packs of 6 (091279-06 contrapositive, 091271-06 reverse)
- NHS Supply Chain
- Not confirmed — no framework listing on file
Cook Medical Ascend 8.6 Fr in full · Karl Storz FLEX-XC1 in full