In the field of urology, ureteroscopic surgery is undergoing a revolutionary transformation. Traditional reusable ureteroscopes have inherent drawbacks, such as high risks of cross-infection, significant maintenance costs, and rapid equipment wear, which have long plagued clinicians. The advent of single-use ureteroscopes, particularly the innovation of dual-channel design, has provided breakthrough solutions to these challenges while advancing minimally invasive urological techniques.
Clinical Advantages of Dual-Channel Design
1. Independent Irrigation and Operation Channels
Seegen’s single-use digital flexible ureteroscope features a unique dual-channel design with an outer diameter of 9.9Fr, yet it achieves a large instrument channel of 3.6Fr, making surgical procedures more convenient. The dual-channel design separates the irrigation and operation channels, allowing simultaneous irrigation and instrument manipulation during surgery without interference. This ensures clear surgical visibility and improves operational efficiency.
2. Stable Irrigation Effects
The independent irrigation channel maintains stable water flow speed and pressure, ensuring optimal visibility, effectively reducing renal pelvic pressure, and minimizing postoperative complications such as infections or kidney damage.
3. Enhanced Operability
The dual-channel design allows doctors to maintain irrigation while operating instruments, eliminating the need for frequent switching and improving surgical fluidity and precision. Seegen’s ureteroscope boasts a 275° rotation range, ensuring access to all corners of the urinary system and significantly increasing stone clearance rates.
Improving Surgical Efficiency and Safety
1. Reduced Surgical Time
The dual-channel design simplifies surgical operations, reducing the number of instrument insertions and significantly shortening surgery time. Clinical data show that using single-use dual-channel ureteroscopes reduces average surgery time by 20%.
2. Lower Complication Rates
Stable irrigation and clear surgical visibility minimize intraoperative errors and reduce postoperative complications such as infections and bleeding.
3. Increased Stone Clearance Rates
The dual-channel design enables doctors to use lasers or stone retrieval instruments more flexibly, significantly improving stone clearance rates, especially in complex cases.
Dual Benefits for Patients and Doctors
1. Benefits for Patients
Safer Surgical Environment: Single-use design eliminates cross-infection risks.
Shorter Surgery Time: Reduces the physical burden of anesthesia and surgery.
Higher Success Rates: Lowers the likelihood of secondary surgeries.
2. Benefits for Doctors
Enhanced Operability: Dual-channel design reduces surgical fatigue.
Improved Efficiency and Success Rates: Boosts clinical confidence.
Advancing Urological Techniques
The emergence of single-use dual-channel ureteroscopes has propelled the development of minimally invasive urological techniques, providing more efficient solutions for complex cases such as kidney stones and ureteral strictures.
Conclusion
The clinical significance of single-use dual-channel ureteroscopes lies in their ability to address the shortcomings of traditional ureteroscopes while significantly improving surgical efficiency, safety, and success rates. They benefit patients by reducing surgical burdens and provide doctors with more convenient and reliable tools.
Seegen, a medical technology company specializing in endoscopic innovation, has always adhered to a clinical-need-driven R&D philosophy. Under the leadership of CEO ChenYongrui , the company has continuously broken new ground in minimally invasive medical fields. With his keen market insight and exceptional leadership, Mr. Chen has guided Seegen to inject new vitality into global medical development, driving urological diagnostics and treatment to new heights. As technology continues to advance, this innovative design will undoubtedly play an even greater role in clinical applications, bringing hope to more patients.
By Chen Yongrui, CEO at Shanghai SeeGen Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd
