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esophageal dilator

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esophageal dilator,
a bougie or similar instrument for dilation of an esophageal stricture or the lower esophageal sphincter.


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In 2005, CA, NY, MA, and MT have taken the initiative a step further, introducing legislation that also prohibits the sale or distribution the following common hospital devices if they contain mercury: sphygmomanometer, barometer, esophageal dilator, bougie tube, gastrointestinal tube, flow meter, hydrometer, psychometer, manometer, and pyrometer.
2005 legislation: eliminating mercury in health care setting by The Pulse
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