DEVICE FOR PROTECTED DISTAL SAMPLING:
• INTRODUCED VIA THE ANGLED CONNECTOR OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE, TRACHEOTOMY CANNULA, OR BRONCHOSCOPE OPERATING CHANNEL (MINIMUM DIAMETER 2 MM)
• DIRECT BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION / CULTURE
REVIEW OF CLINICAL DATA
Sensitivity 54% to 92%
Specificity 83% to 100%
THIS MODEL INCLUDES:
• 1 outer catheter
• 1 inner catheter
• 1 spacer
• 1 hydrosoluble PEG plug
• 1 protection sheath