Airway Stenting
Airway stenting (tracheal) - Airway stents, also known as tracheobronchial prostheses, are tube-shaped devices that are inserted into an airway. They can be used to treat a variety of large airway diseases. By widening a stenotic airway, airway stents decrease or eliminate the symptoms and signs of central airway obstruction (e.g., dyspnea, cough, and/or respiratory insufficiency), while improving lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life.
PleurX Catheter
PleurX catheter (lung, breast cancer) - the PleurX drainage system includes a drainage catheter and active vacuum bottles that collect fluid. The drainage catheter is inserted, typically as a simple outpatient procedure, in your chest for pleural effusions or your abdomen for malignant ascites. When you need to drain fluid, you connect the end of the drainage catheter to the drainage line on the collection bottle. The insertion of the catheter can be performed on an outpatient basis.