​What do  your peers say?

The Tria™ Ureteral Stent is unlike any other, and Dr. Saeed Bin Hamri explains why, according to his clinical practice.

​From addressing the management of encrusted stents, to delving into the unique PercuShield™ technology, Dr. Bin Hamri touches base on the particularities of this non-hydrophilic coated stent which is "less susceptible to the accumulation of urine calcium and magnesium salts than a material with a hydrophilic coating".​

Dr Silvia Proietti, a urologist at San Raffaele Hospital, shares her experience with kidney stone extractions using the Zero Tip™ Nitinol Stone Retrieval Basket in various complex clinical scenarios. 

According to Dr Proietti, Zero Tip is useful in the ureter, kidney, urinary tract, and bladder, as it facilitates "stone disengagement even in difficult endourological scenarios," she says. Moreover, she believes that the tipless design "is less traumatic in both the ureter and the renal collecting system“.

Prof. Marianne Brehmer shares her experience with Dakota™ Nitinol Stone Retrieval Device with OpenSure™ Handle.

She explains that it can be used "in tight spaces, like a tight ureter, the stone fragments can be captured from below the stone. The fragment can also easily be relieved from the basket if the ureter is too tight to bring it out. In the renal pelvis, stone fragments located at the bottom of a calyx can be captured by pushing the very flexible basket towards the stone while closing it."

Prof. Bhaskar Somani from the University Hospital Southampton in the UK shares his experiences with Sensor™ Nitinol Guidewire with Hydrophilic Tip. Prof. Somani calls Sensor a “gold standard in hybrid guidewires thanks to its versatility”.

He explains why “versatility and reliability are key characteristics for a guidewire used in stone cases.” He also shares his experience with a large impacted proximal ureteric stone case when a Sensor guidewire helped to bypass this stone and successfully close the procedure. 

For Dr. Amelia Pietropaolo, to handle and to manoeuvre the stone removal basket autonomously with one hand during a stone      procedure, using LithoVue Empower™ Retrieval Deployment Device, potentially leads to more control. ​

Opening and closing the basket seems intuitively easier to Dr. Pietropaolo than relying on an assistant, who can focus on other aspects of the procedure. Referring to a recent bench study, Dr. Pietropaolo also explains in the video that the individually controlled retrieval system was found to be effective and easy to use among experienced endourologists.¹