Clinical Evidence

Clinical summaries for stone management and prostate health therapies.

When every minute counts

Stone disease is a common¹ and costly² urological disorder in the US, with urologists spending around half of their procedure time removing them³.

As stone procedure duration goes over 90 minutes, the risk of complications increases significantly⁴
Emergency room visits associated with acute stone events can cost between $1,700 – $5,200^5*
The cost of major stone procedure complications is estimated to be between $4,200 – $13,000 per patient^5*

*Also inclusive of URS, PCNL and SWL

This is endourology your way

With our endourology products, you have the potential to reduce OR time^6-15 and re-surgery costs^15-22.

So you can focus on what you do best – putting your patients first.

Visualization - Urofino Single-use flexible ureteroscope

Retrieval - Dormia no-tip 1.5 retrieval basket

Post-procedure care - ImaJin Hydro ureteral stent

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Access

ReTrace^® Ureteral Access Sheath

UAS placement reduces surgical time by 10.5 minutes and saves up to $350 in operating room costs per ureteroscopic procedure⁶.

But traditional UAS placement requires two guidewires and a dual lumen catheter.

Using ReTrace^® results in an additional minimum $100 savings in OR time and additional product costs^{14, 15, 25, 29}.

Visualization

Urofino Single-Use
Flexible Ureteroscope

Smarter spending, greater impact

Provides predictable, transparent, fixed cost-per-case economics. No unexpected ureteroscope repairs or reprocessing expenses. Avoids unpredictable repair costs averaging $495 per procedure, offering clear budgeting advantages.^31,33

Single-use eliminates average repair costs of $7,608 per repair^31,32
Fixed cost-per-case model removes financial uncertainties related to reusable scope maintenance

No uereteroscope delays, just performance

Eliminates ureteroscope reprocessing downtime with reliable, single-use availability and
bright, consistent imaging. Eliminating sterilization and maintenance downtime saves
approximately $133 per case in reprocessing expenses.^31,35

Eliminates downtime associated with sterilization cycles (76-229 minutes
per cycle)^33-35
Reduces contamination risk (12% contamination rate in reusable scopes)³⁶

Treatment

Coloplast TFL Drive
Thulium Fiber Laser

TFL positively impacts ablation efficiency, and requires less heat dissipation while potentially operating at high-power ranges^{7, 19}.

Up to 25% less OR time with TFL compared to Holmium laser technology. If you don’t use a UAS, you could see an additional 11% savings pairing ReTrace^® with the Coloplast TFL Drive^15-22
The Coloplast TFL Drive interface enables easy use of optimal peer-reviewed settings while monitoring safety

Retrieval

Dormia^® No-Tip 1.5 Retrieval Basket

37% of stones are located in the lower pole²³. Dormia 1.5 Fr allows for improved deflection, precision, and efficient capture.

Compared to competitors’ larger baskets, the smaller size of Dormia^® No-Tip 1.5Fr makes it possible to deflect the ureteroscope further without forcing – accessing more places in the collecting system to remove stones with less ureteroscope stress²¹.

In contrast to the estimated savings, the repair rate of scopes is 6.5%, and the average cost per repair is $6,808. This could mean up to $44,252 in scope repair costs every 100 cases²⁴.

Post-procedure care

ImaJin^® Hydro Ureteral Stent

Complications related to Double J ureteral stents can impact daily activities and reduce quality of life for 60% of patients²⁶.

ImaJin^® Hydro is the only hydrophilic silicone stent in the US and in randomized comparative trials, it achieved:

25% reduction in biofilm²⁷
25% more comfort²⁸
36% less encrustation²⁷
Additionally approved for up to 12 months indwell

The ImaJin^® Hydro Ureteral Stent is a clinically differentiated, precisely placeable, and long-lasting option with a hydrohilic coating and steerable pusher to facilitate ease of advancement in the urinary tract.

Clinically proven for greater patient comfort over leading competitor²⁸
The remarkable biocompatibility of silicone makes it the gold standard for long term stent placement
Greater resistance to encrustation than alternative materials²⁷
Additionally to the estimated savings, there is the potential for fewer patient visits to the ER with fewer phone calls

Effects of Silicone Hydrocoated Double Loop Ureteral Stent DJ on Symptoms and Quality of Life Clinical Article Summary_CP Share

Analysis of Ureteral Stents Encrustation and Biofilm Formation After 3-Week Dwell Time_CP Clinical Summary Share

Self Retaining Ureteral Stents – Clinical Summary Share

First Clinical Evaluation of a New Innovative Ureteral Access Sheath (ReTrace^®) a European Study – Clinical Summary Share

Early and Late Complications of Double Pigtail Ureteral Stent Share

Characteristics of Encrustation of Ureteric Stents in Patients with Urinary Stones Share

Initial experience with the graphical user interface for laser parameters setting of a new thulium fiber laser source device for urinary pathologies treatment – Clinical Summary Share

Comparative Analyses and Ablation Efficiency of Thulium Fiber Laser by Stone Composition Share