1. Torque-resistant Nitinol wire basket with round construction facilitating efficient capture and atraumatic manipulation of calculi
2. Stone retrieval basket's low friction kink-resistant sheath provides smooth endoscopic passage
3. Available with different designs: tipless designs allowing for closer proximity to stones; Tipped baskets facilitating access to stones in torturous anatomy
4. Handles and sheaths can be detached easily and completely when needed; the nitinol core can be left in place working as a guide wire when the basket cannot be released from the stone; the basket can be easily re-assembled once it is removed from the patient; Not suitable for 3-wire stone retrieval basket