The Chartis Precision Catheter is a single use, sterile, disposable device designed to be insertedinto the working channel of a standard video or fiber bronchoscope during a diagnosticbronchoscopy procedure. After the target lung segment is accessed by the bronchoscope, thedistal tip of the Chartis Precision Catheter can be introduced through the bronchoscope directlyinto the target airway. Inflation of the compliant balloon on the distal tip of the Chartis PrecisionCatheter causes the airway to become sealed and isolated. Air can then flow out of the isolatedlung compartment into the environment only through the central lumen of the Chartis PrecisionCatheter. Assessment is accomplished by measuring air flows and pressures exiting the ChartisPrecision Catheter lumen during spontaneous respiration or air flow during mechanical ventilation. The Chartis Precision Catheter is designed for use in conjunction with the ChartisConsole.
A sterile flexible tube designed with a balloon at or near the distal tip that may be introduced directly (usually under fluoroscopic guidance) or through a bronchoscope so that its distal tip reaches the bronchi, permitting the inflation of the balloon after introduction. The device is typically used to treat benign stenosis and strictures of the airway and/or to control pulmonary bleeding (i.e., hemoptysis). This is a single-use device.
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