Why is the Master E-Sac packed
outside the cannula? Most other products come already loaded. |
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The special polyurethane coating of the Master
E-Sac is softened during sterilisation. It is packed outside the cannula
so that there is no risk of the side walls sticking together. It is
a simple step to withdraw the sac into the cannula before use by pulling
on the ring. |
| How can I tell if the mouth of the Master E-sac
is the right way up during deployment in a confined space? |
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The ring at the back of the rod is embossed with
a key symbol and the word "up" together with an arrow. Also
there is a black stitch on the inside of the mouth and a white stitch
on the outside. |
| Sometimes the body of the sac gets in the way
during deployment; what can I do to avoid this? |
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Place an adjacent instrument on top of the sac
as it begins to leave the cannula. The mouth then deploys over the
body of the sac and springs open with nothing in the way. In other
situations the bottom of the sac may be held gently and directed to
free space while the supported mouth can be moved with ease to capture
the specimen. |
| What is the purpose of the tail of the sac? |
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All E-Sacs have a tail. The first function is
security; with the tail extending through the abdominal wall a sac
can never be lost. The tail can be pulled to draw the mouth of the
sac into the delivery cannula at the same time as the drawstring is
pulled; the closed mouth is now secure within the cannula and leakage
prevented. There are circumstances when the sac is best deployed through
one access port cannula, but better removed through another; it is
then a simple matter to take the tail from one port to the other to
complete extraction.
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| I have had sacs which have ruptured when I have
tried to pull the sac and contents through the access puncture site.
Will this happen with E-sacs? |
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No. Our sacs are made from very strong ripstop
nylon and will not burst. If by mistake you make a cut in the material,
the cut will not extend; with care extraction can proceed. |
| After I have captured the gallbladder, how
do I remove the rod so I can close the mouth of the sac? |
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Remove the blue loop from the ring by depressing
the clip - or simply cut the loop. |
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