ECHELON FLEX GST SYSTEM
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) Pre-compression
2) Reloads have a proprietary "gripping" ridged surfaces
3) Closed channel design
4) Powered Firing - Correct Answer ✔✔ Which of the following features of the GST
System provides stability and help control tissue movement (select all that apply)
Anvil pockets, cartridge channel, high loads - Correct Answer ✔✔ Misalignment of the
staple legs with ___ can also result from deflection of the ___ as a result of the ___
placed on the stapling system
True - Correct Answer ✔✔ T or F: The Echelon Endopath Stapler, Echelon Flex
Endopath Stapler and Echelon Flex Powered Endopath Stapler are comparable with all
existing Echelon cartridges for both 45 and 60 mm instruments
True - Correct Answer ✔✔ T or F: The motor on the Echelon Flex Powered Endopath
Stapler automatically adjusts speed when encountering more resistance
Atraumatic pocket extensions, asymmetrical staple legs with bent tips, closed bottom
cartridge channel - Correct Answer ✔✔ The 3 main design changes in the GST
Systems are
Cartridge channel - Correct Answer ✔✔ To ensure proper staple formation, the anvil
must be properly aligned with sdhich of the following during firing
True - Correct Answer ✔✔ T or F: The GST system's closed channel design makes it
less likely to bend during firing
Tissue slippage - Correct Answer ✔✔ Which of these factors can push staple legs
proximal and laterally as they are ejected from staple pockets, causing staple
malformation
Provide an atraumatic grip on tissue to hold it in place during firing - Correct Answer ✔✔
Exclusive reloads with Gripping Surface Technology offer a proprietary ridged surface to
Sled, forward staple drivers - Correct Answer ✔✔ The basics of staple formation involve
a ___ advancing ___ and pushing ___ up
Tissue milking - Correct Answer ✔✔ When tissue flows out the distal end of the stapler
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) Pre-compression
2) Reloads have a proprietary "gripping" ridged surfaces
3) Closed channel design
4) Powered Firing - Correct Answer ✔✔ Which of the following features of the GST
System provides stability and help control tissue movement (select all that apply)
Anvil pockets, cartridge channel, high loads - Correct Answer ✔✔ Misalignment of the
staple legs with ___ can also result from deflection of the ___ as a result of the ___
placed on the stapling system
True - Correct Answer ✔✔ T or F: The Echelon Endopath Stapler, Echelon Flex
Endopath Stapler and Echelon Flex Powered Endopath Stapler are comparable with all
existing Echelon cartridges for both 45 and 60 mm instruments
True - Correct Answer ✔✔ T or F: The motor on the Echelon Flex Powered Endopath
Stapler automatically adjusts speed when encountering more resistance
Atraumatic pocket extensions, asymmetrical staple legs with bent tips, closed bottom
cartridge channel - Correct Answer ✔✔ The 3 main design changes in the GST
Systems are
Cartridge channel - Correct Answer ✔✔ To ensure proper staple formation, the anvil
must be properly aligned with sdhich of the following during firing
True - Correct Answer ✔✔ T or F: The GST system's closed channel design makes it
less likely to bend during firing
Tissue slippage - Correct Answer ✔✔ Which of these factors can push staple legs
proximal and laterally as they are ejected from staple pockets, causing staple
malformation
Provide an atraumatic grip on tissue to hold it in place during firing - Correct Answer ✔✔
Exclusive reloads with Gripping Surface Technology offer a proprietary ridged surface to
Sled, forward staple drivers - Correct Answer ✔✔ The basics of staple formation involve
a ___ advancing ___ and pushing ___ up
Tissue milking - Correct Answer ✔✔ When tissue flows out the distal end of the stapler
