ENDOANORECTAL SCALE Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61M31/00 A61M37/00 A61B6/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to surgery and medical equipment and can be applied in carrying out fistulography under control of X-ray photography or computer planigraph for visualisation of rectum and anal canal. Endoanorectal scale is made with application of the principle of X-ray contrast, in form of calibrated tube. Tube is made from flexible elastic material and connected with catheter for pumping X-ray contrast solution. Tube diameter constitutes 0.2-2.0 cm. Tube contains rounded X-ray contrast tip and openings, through which X-ray contrast gets into anal canal and sinus tract of rectum. Inside tube one basic and, at least, two additional X-ray contrast labels with step from 3 to 5 mm are placed.

EFFECT: invention ensures accuracy of rectum and internal fistula opening visualisation in case of fistulography, safety and impermeability in introducing into anal canal and rectum.

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