The Current Price Range Based on 8 Vendors on Bimedis. It’s Costs Starts Approximately at 70 and ends at the Highest Price 7500. The Average Price for Rigid Bronchoscope - 956 based on 19 product listings in this category.

Bronchoscopy is a bronchi and trachea visual diagnostic procedure carried out with special equipment. Bronchoscopy is conducted both for medical and diagnostic purposes. Besides the routine examination, the procedure may also imply biomaterial collection (biopsy). Wash waters from the bronchial tree lumen can also be taken for their composition extended investigation.

Where Bronchoscopes are Used?

This type of medical examination is extremely useful during bronchi, trachea and lungs treatment procedures. This examination procedure is indispensable in cases of inflammatory and purulent processes, tuberculosis or tumors suspicions. The procedure is performed using a bronchoscope. The device is also used for:

bronchial tree lumen sanation from blood and sputum;
drug delivery to inflammation areas;
endoprostheses installation;
evacuation of the purulent content of the cavities;
measures to identify and stop pulmonary hemorrhage sources.

Types of Bronchoscopes

A bronchoscope consists of a handle, flexible rod, light source, camera or video camera. The device is equipped with manipulators for biopsy and foreign objects evacuation procedures.
The bronchoscope price directly depends on its scope of supply including a high-energy laser, a video and photo recording system, and foreign objects evacuation or biopsy instruments. The more mechanical and electrosurgical instruments are supplied, the more expensive the equipment will be.
A bronchoscope can be:

Rigid. It facilitates fluid and foreign objects evacuation from the respiratory tract, as well as the bronchi and trachea lumen enlargement. It consists of a rigid hollow tubes system, light sources, control manipulators, and a video or photo device. The kit may also include additional diagnostic machines.
Flexible (or fiber bronchoscope). It belongs to diagnostic equipment easily penetrating all bronchi parts almost without traumatizing their mucous membrane. The device looks like a smooth flexible tube equipped with an optical fiber cable, a video camera, and a control handle. The kit may also include a catheter used for removing fluids and drug delivery, as well as other additional instruments.

Important Specifications

The most important technical characteristics of such devices are:

FIELD OF VIEW - IN EXCESS OF 110 DEGREE.
DEPTH OF FIELD - FROM 3 MM – 50 MM.
DISTAL END OUTER DIAMETER – LESS THAN 5 MM.
INSERTION TUBE OUTER DIAMETER – MAXIMUM 5 MM.
WORKING LENGTH – 600 MM.
CHANNEL INNER DIAMETER - 2.2 MM OR MORE.
MINIMUM VISIBLE DISTANCE FROM END – 5MM.
ANGULATIONS ACHIEVED – UP – 180 DEGREE, DOWN – 130 DEGREE.
TOTAL LENGTH – 900 MM.
COMPATIBLE LIGHT SOURCE, SUCTION PUMP, LEAK TESTER AND TROLLEY IN WHICH ENTIRE ASSEMBLY
MAY BE MOUNTED.
MUST MEET AMERICAN / EUROPEAN STANDARDS OF SAFETY.
STANDARD ACCESSORIES SET FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSE TO BE PROVIDED WITH EXTRA FENESTRATED
AND ALLIGATOR FORCEPS NO 2 EACH.
BRONCHOSCOPE AND ACCESSORIES SHOULD BE EASILY DISINFECTED AND STERILIZED WITH

How Much Does Bronchoscopes Cost?

The prices of some systems can be as low as 700 USD or less, while the newest, high-tier systems may cost as much as 14.000 USD.
The manufacturer plays a crucial role in making up the price. The more famous the brand the more expensive the machine, as the brand name itself says a lot about the quality and longevity.Olympus,KARL STORZ,TOVAMED,PENTAX are considered to be the most well-known. Besides, one should understand that new and demo machines will cost more than refurbished or used ones. What is the difference? New machines have never been used. They have the manufacturer’s warranty. Demo machines are, as a rule, exhibition models. They have not been used in clinical practice but they have been often presented at exhibitions. As a result, the price is lower. Refurbished machines are used machines that have undergone improvements (refurbishment can be done at the manufacturer’s facilities or in private repair shops)

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