August 12, 2022 By Danielle Kirsh Leave a Comment

Medical device innovation nominee: BF-UC190F endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscope [Image courtesy of Olympus]

The EBUS is used for the diagnosis and standing of lung cancer. It allows optimal angulation and an improved approach to difficult-to-reach target sampling sites for enhanced access and control.

Olympus designed the EBUS with a compact distal tip and increased scope angulation to enhance the maneuverability to reach lymph node stations in the mediastinum and hilum parts of the lung. It was a decreased forward oblique angle of 20º to enable easier endoscopic orientation to allow the operator to keep the endoscopic image in full field of view while navigating the airways during a procedure.

The newer iteration of the EBUS has improved needle orientation with a steeper puncture angle to provide a more perpendicular needle orientation toward the target for smoother target penetration between cartilage rings and other critical vessels.

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