A Minimally Invasive Approach to Lung Biopsy and Cancer Treatment

Ion is designed to address a challenging aspect of lung biopsy by enabling our surgeons to obtain tissue samples from deep within the lung. Patients also benefit from diagnosis and treatment in the same day rather than having biopsies first and scheduling surgery for a later date.

How It Works

During bronchoscopy with Ion, the physician uses the controller to navigate to the target along a planned path. The catheter can articulate 180° in any direction to pass through small, difficult-to navigate airways and around tight bends to reach all 18 segments of the lung.

Reduced risk

This new technology can result in reduced or avoided complications of more invasive approaches to biopsy, such as collapsed lung or pneumothorax, improve patient outcomes and provide an enhanced patient pathway for therapy.

Ion is made by Intuitive, the company that makes the da Vinci surgical system, and is built on more than two decades of leadership in robotic-assisted technology.