Table 1.

EUS tissue acquisition needles.

Type of Needle, Needle Design	Proprietary Name, Needle Diameter	Manufacturer
EUS FNA needle
Menghini type	Beacon EUS Delivery system with BNX FNA preloaded needle	Beacon Endoscopic, Newton, MA, USA
	BNX FNA needle (without sheath)	Beacon Endoscopic, Newton, MA, USA
	Expect 19, 22, 25G	Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA
	Expect Flex 19G	Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA
	Expect Slimline 19, 22, 25G	Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA
	Expect Slimline Flex 19G	Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA
	ClearView 19, 22, 25G	Conmed, Billercia, MA, USA
	ClearView Sheath Stabilizer 22, 25G	Conmed, Billercia, MA, USA
	ClearView Extended Bevel 22G	Conmed, Billercia, MA, USA
	SonoTip Pro Control 19, 22, 25G	MediGlobe GmbH, Achenmühle, Germany
	EchoTip Ultra 19, 22, 25G	Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA
	EchoTip Ultra coil sheath 22G	Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA
	EchoTip Ultra HD Access 19G	Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA
	EZ shot 2 19, 22, 25G	Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA
	EZ shot 2 sideport 22G	Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA
	EZ shot 3 plus 19, 22G	Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA
	EUS Sonopsy CY™ 21G	Hakko Co., Tokyo, Japan
EUS FNB needles
Forward-bevel	Echotip Procore 20G	Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA
Reverse-bevel	Echotip Procore 19, 22, 25G	Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA
Fork-tip	SharkCore 19, 22, 25G	Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland
	Beacon EUS delivery system with SharkCore preloaded FNB needle 19, 22, 25G	Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland
Franseen	Acquire 19, 22, 25G	Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA
	Sonotip Topgain 19, 22, 25G	Mediglobe, Achenmühle, Germany

Abbreviations: EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound, FNA: Fine-needle aspiration; FNB: Fine-needle biopsy.