Table 1 Overview of the fetoscopic instruments used for FETO and UNPLUG
Fetal tracheoscopy | Description | ID |
|---|---|---|
1.3 mm endoscope | Miniature telescope, with remote eyepiece 0° straight forward, 30.6 cm working length | 11540AA |
3.3 mm sheath | Blunt curved sheath, with sand-blasted echogenic tip with stop cock for irrigation and two side openings | 11540KE |
1.0 mm forceps | Retrieval forceps, double action jaws, 35 cm long | 11510C |
0.4 mm stylet | Single use puncture stylet with adjustable torque, 50 cm long | 11506P |
0.9 mm needle | Puncture needle to protect the catheter or for aspiration, length 35 cm, can house the stylet | 11540KD |
3.3 mm trocar | 10 Fr pyramidal tipped trocar for use with flexible cannula RCF-10.0 (Cook, Check Flo Performer) | 11650TG |
0.6 mL balloon | Goldbal 2 detachable latex balloon with radio-opaque inclusion, outer diameter 1.5 mm (inflated: 7.0 mm); length 5.0 mm (inflated 20.0 mm) | Goldbal 2 (Balt) |
0.9 mm microcatheter | catheter loaded with mandrel, and Touhy Boost Y-connection, max outer diameter 0.9 mm, tapered to 0.4 mm, 100 cm in length | “Baltacci” e BDPE 100 (Balt) |
Direct bronchoscopy 1.3 mm endoscope | Miniature telescope, with remote eyepiece 0° straight forward, 18.8 cm working length | 10040AA |
Straight bronchoscopic sheath | 4.2 mm outer, 3.5 mm inner diameter 18.5 cm length (size 2.5), is conventional neonatal “Doesel-Huzly” bronchoscope, with blanking and suction plug | 10339F 10924SP 10315RV |
Telescope bridge | Houses telescope and has side opening for irrigation 1.5 mm outer diameter | 10338LCI |
1.0 mm forceps | 19 cm semi-flexible forceps for balloon retrieval | 10338H |
0.4 mm stylet | Single use puncture stylet with adjustable torque, 50 cm long | 11506P |