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Lung and Airway Conditions

Lung and airway conditions can greatly impact an afflicted person’s ability to live his/her life comfortably. According to the American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org), an estimated 183,100 people were diagnosed with lung cancer, bronchus cancer or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the lung and airway in 2006. Boston Scientific’s innovations support less-invasive procedures and treatments in Interventional Bronchoscopy. Less-invasive treatments, when appropriate, are preferable to conventional surgery because they may result in reduced recovery time, lower costs and fewer patient risks.

Procedures for this Condition

A small balloon is used to open a narrowed area or stricture of the airway to allow for better breathing.

Alliance™ II Inflation System

CRE™ Pulmonary Balloon Dilator

A tiny tube known as a stent is placed to prop open the airway to help the patient breathe better and to keep it from becoming obstructed again.

CRE™ Pulmonary Balloon Dilator

Dynamic™ (Y) Stent

Polyflex® Airway Stent

Ultraflex™ Tracheobronchial Stent System

Biopsy forceps are used to retrieve a small piece of tissue from a suspicious area of the lung or airway in order to diagnose lung disease.

Radial Jaw® 3 Pulmonary Biopsy Forceps

Transbronchial Aspiration Needles are used to collect a tissue sample from a suspicious area of the lung or airway in order to diagnose or stage lung disease.

eXcelon® Transbronchial Aspiration Needle