ENDOSYS Equipment for Arthroscope Set

Endosys has a wide range of Arthroscopes alongwith Cannulae and Trocars. Under the brand name of Nixtronics, ENDOSYS Arthroscopes and Cannulae are widely popular and command a premium in the market. The entire range of Arthroscopes can be seen in our Products Catalogue. Broadly speaking, we have scopes in 4mm, 2.7mm & 1.9mm with 0deg, 30deg & 70deg direction of view, short & long scopes, with light post opposite to and on the same side as direction of view, autoclavable or non-autoclavable. In India, the most popular scope is a 4mm, 30deg, Non-Autoclavable Direct View Arthroscope. This scope has a working length of 165mm, FOV of 115deg (wide angle scope) and the light post is opposite to the direction of view. All our scopes come with J-lock type of mechanism for attachment of cannula. The plus point of our camera is the brand name Nixtronics that is trusted by all the Arthroscopists worldwide and wide angle view of 115deg. It should be noted that the field of view is 115deg in air. Arthroscopy is done in water (irrigation fluid). Because of refraction phenomenon in water, the FOV falls to 79deg. But, all the competitors also mention only their FOV in air. This figure of 79deg should not be quoted unless asked specifically by surgeons.

Our Autoclavable scopes have two features worth mentioning. The first is glass to metal welding for ensured resistance to leakage and second is sapphire coating on distal lens (tip). Also, the Autoclavable scopes come with a Maroon band with ‘Autoclavable’ etched on it.

The cannula or sheath that we sell in our basic set is double valve, fully rotatable with fenestrated tip and diameter of 5.8mm. 5.8mm diameter ensures sufficient space for fluid and debris flow, double valve with stopcocks provides for inflow as well as outflow of irrigation fluid and fully rotatable feature prevents the entangling of the two sets of tubing when the surgeon is rotating the scope. Fenestrations are provided at the tip of the cannula to allow the passage of debris of surgery with minimum obstruction. This ensures fast cleaning up of the joint. The accompanying obturator is a 4.5mm conical but blunt tip obturator. Cannula as well as the obturator come with J-lock fitting mechanism. J-lock provides secure coupling to prevent accidental disengagement during Arthroscopy.

Besides sheath, other cannulae are also available that are used for the sole purpose of irrigation. They are called as inflow/outflow cannulae and are much shorter in length than the sheath. Though not asked for often, these are very important as they help empty the joint of irrigation fluid on completion of procedure.