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How Innovations in Medical Devices Are Allowing Physicians to Work Better - and Patients to Heal Quicker

New high-resolution imaging solutions from Boston Scientific are designed to provide a clearer view of the human anatomy

How Innovations in Medical Devices Are Allowing Physicians to Work Better - and Patients to Heal Quicker

New high-resolution imaging solutions from Boston Scientific are designed to provide a clearer view of the human anatomy

Published 05-23-22

Submitted by Boston Scientific

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By Fastco Works

Dr. D. Kyle Hogarth, the director of bronchoscopy at the University of Chicago, works in a bustling ICU where he often needs to perform rapid endoscopic procedures. His procedures entail threading a tube-shaped device called a bronchoscope into a patient’s nose or mouth to access and examine the lungs and airways. This can reveal if a patient’s symptoms are caused by infection, blockages, or even cancer.

Having the right tools is essential to performing these tasks quickly for critically ill patients, but Hogarth felt his were holding him back

To learn how the Boston Scientific R&D team helped address the issue, continue reading here.

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