Skip to main content

Table 1 Technical specifications of the tested devices

From: Performance of a new single-use bronchoscope versus a marketed single-use comparator: a bench study

Attribute

Slim

Regular

Large

aScope 4a

EXALT Model B

aScope 4a

EXALT Model B

aScope 4a

EXALT Model B

Field of view

85°

90°

85°

90°

85°

90°

Articulation angle

180° up, 180° down

180° up, 180° down

180° up, 180° down

180° up, 180° down

180° up, 160° down

180° up, 180° down

Insertion tube outer diameter (OD)

3.8 mm

3.8 mm

5.0 mm

5.0 mm

5.8 mm

5.8 mm

Working length

60 cm

60 cm

60 cm

60 cm

60 cm

60 cm

Average working channel diameter

1.2 mm

1.2 mm

2.2 mm

2.2 mm

2.8 mm

2.8 mm

Minimum working channel diameter

1.2 mm

1.0 mm

2.0 mm

2.0 mm

2.6 mm

2.6 mm

Minimum endotracheal tube size compatibility

5.0 mm

5.0 mm

6.0 mm

6.0 mm

7.0 mm

7.0 mm

Minimum double lumen tube size compatibility

35Fr

35Fr

41Fr

41Fr

N/A

N/A

  1. aFrom: https://www.ambu.com/endoscopy/pulmonology/bronchoscopes/product/ambu-ascope-4-slim
  2. https://www.ambu.com/endoscopy/pulmonology/bronchoscopes/product/ambu-ascope-4-regular
  3. https://www.ambu.com/endoscopy/pulmonology/bronchoscopes/product/ambu-ascope-4-large
  4. Accessed on October 29, 2021