Highly flexible and kink resistant Stainless Steel flat wire reinforced ePTFE tubing is now offered with inside diameters as low as 2mm.  The tube can be made to have a smooth bore or have a corrugated/convoluted profile for even more flexibility.

• Possible sub-component in a variety of endoscopic devices such as:
• The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract):
  • Esophageal Bougie Dilator

    oesophagus, stomach and duodenum (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)

  • small intestine (enteroscopy)
  • large intestine/colon (colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy)
  • Magnification endoscopy
  • bile duct
    • endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), duodenoscope-assisted cholangiopancreatoscopy, intraoperative cholangioscopy
  • rectum (rectoscopy) and anus (anoscopy), both also referred to as (proctoscopy)
• The respiratory tract
  • The nose (rhinoscopy)
  • The lower respiratory tract (bronchoscopy)
• The ear (otoscope)
• The urinary tract (cystoscopy)
• The female reproductive system (gynoscopy)
  • The cervix (colposcopy)
  • The uterus (hysteroscopy)
  • The fallopian tubes (falloposcopy)
    • The abdominal or pelvic cavity (laparoscopy)
    • The interior of a joint (arthroscopy)
    • Organs of the chest (thoracoscopy and mediastinoscopy)