The multi-functional electrosurgical knife has been designed to be used with flexible endoscopes to cut tissue using high frequency current within the digestive tract.
Contraindications
Patients with high anesthetic risk
Patients who are unable to tolerate the endoscopic examination
Patients with cardiac pacemakers
Patients with severe compromise of their vitals including heart, lungs, and kidneys
Patients with severe anemia or infection or patients with other high risks
Patients who are taking anticoagulant or anti platelet agents or patients with coagulation disorders
Patients with non-lifting signs, namely, injection of normal saline into the submucosa of the lesion base cannot result in local uplift