A Toomey evacuator is a double-bowl–shaped glass or plastic receptacle used to trap fragments so that they do not wash back into the sheath of the endoscope during irrigation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: F
A Toomey evacuator is a syringe-type evacuator with a wide opening into the barrel that may be used with any endoscopic sheath. A metal adapter allows it to be used with a catheter.

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