Pulmonary Therapeutic

Category Pulmonary Therapeutic Typical Use Deliver controlled thermal energy to reduce airway smooth muscle in severe asthma. Description A specialized catheter used in bronchial thermoplasty procedures to apply radiofrequency energy to medium and large airways, reducing airway smooth muscle mass and decreasing bronchoconstriction frequency in selected patients with severe, refractory asthma. The procedure involves staged … Read more

Category Pulmonary Therapeutic Typical Use Ablate endobronchial lesions using extreme cold. Description A flexible probe that delivers cryogenic temperatures to freeze and necrose endobronchial tumors or granulation tissue during bronchoscopy, providing palliative airway debulking with limited bleeding and preserving surrounding tissue architecture; requires careful patient selection and airway management.