BTR Pen Set (Broken Tool Remover)

Cerkamed BTR Pen · broken tool remover · set

Separated instrument retrievalRetreatmentNitinol loopAutoclavable

A nitinol loop around the fragment, and a pen to close it

The BTR Pen is Cerkamed's instrument for a separated file: a stainless steel pen that carries a fine nitinol loop down the canal, lassos the fragment and tightens on it. Cerkamed's intended use: "BTR PEN, together with a compatible nitinol loop tip, is designed to remove fragments of broken endodontic instruments from the root canal." The set is the pen, a calibrator for setting the loop, five 0.3 mm tips, spare springs and O-rings.

This pack: Cerkamed BTR Pen Set: BTR Pen (stainless steel), BTR Calibrator, 5 x BTR Tip 0.3 mm with nitinol loop, 2 x BTR Spring (soft and hard; the medium spring is fitted), 3 x silicone O-ring

What it is for

›  Cerkamed: "The stainless steel instrument is designed for multiple use, while the BTR PEN-compatible nitinol loop tip is intended for single use."

›  Cerkamed: "BTR PEN must always be disassembled before sterilisation." Clean new instruments with a soft brush and an instrument cleaning solution; ultrasonic cleaning is also recommended; rinse with purified water and dry.

›  On the tips, Cerkamed: "The BTR TIP is delivered non – sterile. Before use, the tip should be sterilised" – and in capitals, "STERILISE WITHOUT THE PROTECTIVE CUP!"

›  Cerkamed: "Before each use, the instrument should be inspected for contamination, damage to the material structure (cracks, bends, splits, scratches – deeper scratches)."

›  Cerkamed publish a user manual, a work methodology and the IFU on their product page, and run btr-pen.com for the technique. This page does not describe the technique; those documents do.

›  Cerkamed mark the product "TO BE USED BY DENTIST ONLY".

Learn it on the bench first. Cerkamed make a training set for exactly this: the BTR Dental Training Gum is a backlit silicone mass with eight embedded fragments and two resin teeth with fragments set easy and hard, and the Training Teeth – Easy and Training Teeth – Hard are the same teeth in tens. A retrieval you have done ten times on the bench is a different proposition at the chair.

Which tip size?

Cerkamed make the loop tip in three diameters – 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm and 0.5 mm. The set ships with five 0.3 mm. The canal and the fragment decide: the finer the canal, the finer the needle that will reach the fragment. Keep all three in the drawer.

Ultrasonic or loop?

They are used together as often as instead of one another: ultrasonics to expose and loosen the head of the fragment, the loop to grip and withdraw it. Cerkamed's work methodology covers the sequence; we make no claim for one over the other.

What does it cost per retrieval?

One tip. The pen, calibrator and springs are reusable; the loop tip is single use, five to a pack.

Complete the retrieval

BTR Pen Set · stainless steel pen, calibrator, 5 x 0.3 mm nitinol loop tips, springs, O-rings · autoclave 134°C 5 min · Made by Cerkamed, Stalowa Wola, Poland · REF CER-W-BTR-PEN