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Using incompatible devices damage endoscopes
Certain types of non-Olympus flexible accessories could damage or even perforate the biopsy channel of your Olympus endoscopes, resulting in costly repairs - so it makes good economic sense to use only authentic Olympus EndoTherapy devices with Olympus flexible endoscopes. |
 | Using kinked, repaired or inappropriate accessories may save money now, but you could end up spending thousands of pounds on repairs in the future.
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Why? The channel size of your endoscope is measured in fractions of a millimetre - your accessories must therefore be exactly the right size to pass through safely. For example, Olympus forceps have an extra-flexible section at the distal end, which is designed to match the scope’s maximum angulation. Only the original scope manufacturer knows and understands this requirement. | Olympus accessories should pass smoothly through your scope, however, using kinked or buckled accessories will place serious strain on the internal components of your instrument - DO NOT, therefore, use kinked accessories through your scopes.
Colour Coding
Olympus EndoTherapy devices have colour-coded handles, matching the colour indicators on the channel openings of Olympus endoscopes. This colour coding is a vital reference to the endoscope’s channel diameter, so by matching an accessory’s handle colour to that of the channel opening, the correct accessory can be quickly and easily identified, giving instant recognition of the correct scope/accessory combination. Accessories of the same colour code can differ in length, so always verify that the chosen model is long enough for the scope. |
| Handle colour |
Min channel dia |
| Nomenclature
Each part of an accessory’s model reference indicates an important feature, as follows: Example: FB - 25 K R - 1
(1) (2) (3)(4) (5)
| (1) Accessory Type: |
| FB Biopsy Forceps |
FG Grasping Forceps |
FD Hot Biopsy Forceps |
| FS Surgical Scissors |
NM Injection Needle |
HX Clip Fixing/Ligating Device |
| NA Aspiration Needle |
CD Coagulation Electrode |
PBD Biliary Drainage Tube |
| PR Cannula |
KD Sphincterotomy Knife |
BML Mechanical Lithotriptor |
| G Guidewire |
SD Diathermy Snare |
BA/BB/BC/BE/BP Balloon Dilator |
| B Balloon Catheter |
PW Washing Pipe |
BW Cleaning Brush |
(2) Model Type:
These digits indicate the model within the range and generally the order in which they were developed. |
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(4) Rotatability:
An ’R’ in this position indicates an accessory where the operating mechanism can be rotated independently from the handle. |
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(5) Reprocessing:
Accessories with a ’-1’ at the end of their reference are part of the Olympus ’Refined Reprocessing’ range. |
(3) Length:
The final letter(s) in the EndoTherapy model reference indicate(s) the accessory working length. As a general guide, these are the most common: |
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C
K/L
Q
U
SX |
Bronchoscope accessory
Gastroscope accessory
ERCP accessory
Colonoscope accessory
Cystoscope accessory |
| In full detail, the working lengths indicated by each of the letter references are: |
| A = 850mm |
B = 960mm |
C = 1050mm |
D = 1150mm |
E = 1200mm |
| F = 1250mm |
G = 1300mm |
H = 1400mm |
J = 1450mm |
K = 1550mm |
| L = 1650mm |
M = 1700mm |
N = 1800mm |
P = 1900mm |
Q = 1950mm |
| R = 2050mm |
S = 2150mm |
T = 2200mm |
U = 2300mm |
V = 2400mm |
| W = 2500mm |
X = 2700mm |
Y = 2900mm |
Z = 3000mm |
LB = 4000mm |
| LD = 5000mm |
ST = 500mm |
SW = 650mm |
SX = 700mm |
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For further details on products available from Olympus KeyMed, please call our Customer Services Team on (01702) 616333 or complete the on-line enquiry form
Olympus KeyMed is based in Southend-on-Sea |
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