11. But the hospital said it did not know whether the device, a bronchoscope , was at fault. 12. The epidemiologists told Olympus, which sent recall letters to hundreds of hospitals that had bought the bronchoscopes . 13. The company still decided to recall 14, 000 bronchoscopes made in Japan since 1997 and sold worldwide. 14. A " flexible " bronchoscope is inserted with the patient in a sitting or supine position. 15. Placement has been found to be easier with the aid of fiber optical equipment such as a bronchoscope . 16. Hopkins officials said they mailed certified letters Monday to 415 patients who may have been examined with contaminated bronchoscopes . 17. Laser photosection involves the delivery of laser light inside the airway via a bronchoscope to remove the obstructing tumor. 18. His surgical innovations included designs for laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes , oesophagoscopes, an operating table, and tracheotomy equipment. 19. Use of the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope and similar devices has become among the preferred techniques in the management of such cases. 20. By the mid-1980s, the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope had become an indispensable instrument within the pulmonology and anesthesia communities.
