Cook Urological, a division of Cook, the world's largest private medical device company, is advancing the treatment of kidney stones with the 1.7 French NCompass Nitinol Stone Extractor.
Featuring the smallest diameter available, the device provides significantly improved irrigation and better visibility during stone removal procedures. The tipless 16- wire basket also provides physicians with enhanced stability and ease of movement, enabling them to capture virtually all stone remnants, rendering most patients stone-free.
Each year, more than 1 million kidney stone cases are diagnosed, with an estimated 10 percent of Americans destined to suffer at some point in their lives. According to the American Urological Association, the number of people in the United States with kidney stones has been increasing over the past 20 years. Kidney stones strike most typically between the ages of 20 and 40. Additionally, when an individual forms a stone, there is a 50 percent chance they will develop another stone. Although there are many treatments and surgical options for kidney stones, devices have been limited in their ability to capture small stone fragments which frequently result in secondary procedures.
The 1.7 French NCompass Nitinol Stone Extractor features intricate multi-wire geometry and dual basket design, enabling physicians to entrap all stone fragments as small as 1.5 millimeters. It also allows for routine capture and extraction of intact stones, as well as multiple small fragments following intracorporeal lithotripsy.