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What is bronchoscopy?
Bronchoscopy is an examination that allows a doctor to see inside your airway. During bronchoscopy, a flexible tube called a bronchoscope is used to transmit images of your throat and lower bronchial airways of your lungs.

About Bronchial Thermoplasty

  • Bronchial Thermoplasty is a new investigational outpatient procedure that is performed in the hospital bronchoscopy suite.
  • Bronchial Thermoplasty is currently performed only in conjunction with the AIR2 Trial.
  • The objective of the procedure is to reduce the airway smooth muscle in all airways reachable by the bronchoscope in hopes of reducing the airways ability to constrict.
  • A Bronchial Thermoplasty treatment session is expected to take less than an hour to complete; it is expected that three treatment sessions will be required to treat the entire lung system.
  • Bronchial Thermoplasty is an outpatient procedure. No general anesthesia is used, no incision is necessary, and there is no need to stay overnight.
  • Patients will stay on their current asthma medications for the duration of the study.

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CAUTION: The Alair® System is an Investigational device. It is limited by United States law to investigational use. To be used by Qualified Investigators only.