Current Market Device Summary
• Manual biopsy forceps and snares
• Full-length insertion tubes requiring user manipulation
• Manual deployment requires significant user control
• No guided retraction or coiled storage
A-Retract
A retractable tube mechanism with improved ergonomics and control
Benefits
• Integrates with related products
• Controlled advancement of device and specimen retrieval
• Manual actuation
• Mitigates bio-waste exposure
• Enhanced operator ergonomics
Single Use System Features
• Rotatable housing
• Removable or fixed insertion tube
• Wire-actuated removal tools (forceps, snare, or basket)
• Optional heating element for cautery
Categories/Applications
Any endoscopic procedure requiring controlled insertion, sampling, or retrieval
• Endovascular
• Colonoscopy
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Cystoscopy
• Ureteroscopy
• Bronchoscopy