Short Overview

The ENDOPATH ETSFlex45 Articulating Linear Cutter is a sterile, single patient use instrument that delivers staples while simultaneously dividing the tissue between rows. The ETSFlex45 Articulating Linear Cutter instrument with gray (mesenteric), white (vascular), and blue (standard) reloads deliver six staggered rows of staples, three on each side of the cut line. The ETSFlex45 Articulating Linear Cutter instrument with green (thick) reloads deliver four staggered rows of staples, two on each side of the cut line. The instrument’s safety feature is designed to prevent a used or improperly loaded reload from being fired or an instrument from being fired without a reload. The instrument has a staple line that is approximately 45 mm long and a cut line that is approximately 41 mm long. A staple retaining cap on the reload protects the staple leg points during shipping and transportation. An articulation lever on the ETSFlex45 Articulating Linear Cutter enables bilateral movement of the instrument jaws.

The ENDOPATH ETSFlex45 No–Knife Linear Stapler is a sterile, single patient use instrument. The ETS‑Flex45 NoKnife Linear Stapler instrument with gray (mesenteric), white (vascular), and blue (standard) reloads deliver two triple staggered rows of staples. The ETSFlex45 NoKnife Linear Stapler instrument with green (thick) reloads delivers two double staggered rows of staples only. The instrument’s safety feature is designed to prevent a used or improperly loaded reload from being fired or an instrument from being fired without a reload. The instrument has a staple line that is approximately 45 mm long. A staple retaining cap on the reload protects the staple leg points during shipping and transportation. An articulation lever on the ETSFlex45 Articulating Linear Stapler enables bilateral movement of the instrument jaws.

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