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| Knife type | Marking | Injection | Pre-cutting | Mucosal incision | Submucosal dissection | Haemostasis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needle | ||||||
| Hoock† | Y | − | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dual† | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| B-knife‡ | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Hybrid§ | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Flex† | Y | − | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Tip insulated | ||||||
| IT† | − | − | − | Y | Y | Y |
| IT2† | − | − | − | Y | Y | Y |
| ITNano† | − | − | − | Y | Y | Y |
†, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan; ‡, XEMEX Co., Tokyo, Japan; §, ERBE, Erlangen, Germany. Y, yes; ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection.
