Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes: How Difficult Is It Today to Stay Up to Date? A Pictorial Review of Instruments Available in Europe in 2023

Vaccaro, Chiara; Lorusso, Vito; Palmisano, Franco; Rosso, Marco; Nicola, Massimiliano; Granata, Antonio Maria; Gregori, Andrea; Talso, Michele

doi:10.3390/jcm12247648

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Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes: How Difficult Is It Today to Stay Up to Date? A Pictorial Review of Instruments Available in Europe in 2023

by

Chiara Vaccaro

^1,2

,

Vito Lorusso

¹,

Franco Palmisano

¹,

Marco Rosso

¹,

Massimiliano Nicola

¹,

Antonio Maria Granata

¹,

Andrea Gregori

¹ and

Michele Talso

^1,*

¹

Department of Urology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy

²

University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(24), 7648; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12247648

Submission received: 25 October 2023 / Revised: 15 November 2023 / Accepted: 7 December 2023 / Published: 13 December 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Surgical Management of Urinary Stones)

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Abstract

The invention of the flexible ureteroscope (fURS) and its subsequent spread have revolutionized the surgical management of urolithiasis and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). During the last few years, single-use flexible ureteroscopes (su-fURSs) have been developed to improve the limitations of reusable fURSs, namely their cost, durability and risk of device contamination. Since the introduction of the first fully disposable digital fURS, several su-fURSs have been developed by various manufacturers. In this pictorial review, we combined the different physical and technical features of su-fURSs currently available on the market with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Conformity (CE) approval, in order to help surgeons choose the appropriate device according to each case requirement and personal preferences. To the best of our knowledge, 17 su-fURSs with CE and FDA approval have been developed to date.

Keywords: disposable ureteroscopes; single-use; RIRS; urolithiasis

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Vaccaro, C.; Lorusso, V.; Palmisano, F.; Rosso, M.; Nicola, M.; Granata, A.M.; Gregori, A.; Talso, M. Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes: How Difficult Is It Today to Stay Up to Date? A Pictorial Review of Instruments Available in Europe in 2023. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 7648. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12247648

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Vaccaro C, Lorusso V, Palmisano F, Rosso M, Nicola M, Granata AM, Gregori A, Talso M. Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes: How Difficult Is It Today to Stay Up to Date? A Pictorial Review of Instruments Available in Europe in 2023. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(24):7648. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12247648

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Vaccaro, Chiara, Vito Lorusso, Franco Palmisano, Marco Rosso, Massimiliano Nicola, Antonio Maria Granata, Andrea Gregori, and Michele Talso. 2023. "Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes: How Difficult Is It Today to Stay Up to Date? A Pictorial Review of Instruments Available in Europe in 2023" Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 24: 7648. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12247648

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Vaccaro, C., Lorusso, V., Palmisano, F., Rosso, M., Nicola, M., Granata, A. M., Gregori, A., & Talso, M. (2023). Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes: How Difficult Is It Today to Stay Up to Date? A Pictorial Review of Instruments Available in Europe in 2023. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(24), 7648. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12247648

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