BT delivered by the Alair System, is a safe outpatient procedure for adult patients with severe asthma. The Alair System uses mild heat to reduce the amount of excess airway smooth muscle tissue in the airways. Less muscle tissue means less airway constriction during an asthma attack, allowing patients to breathe more easily.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Patients with the following conditions should not be treated with Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT):

• Presence of a pacemaker, internal defibrillator, or other implantable electronic devices
• Known sensitivity to medications required to perform bronchoscopy, including lidocaine, atropine, and benzodiazepines
• Patients previously treated with the Alair System should not be retreated in the same area(s). No clinical data are available studying the safety and/or effectiveness of repeat treatments
• Patients should not be treated while the following conditions are present:
  • Active respiratory infection
  • Asthma exacerbation or changing dose of systemic corticosteroids for asthma (up or down) in the past 14 days
  • Known coagulopathy
  • As with other bronchoscopic procedures, patients should stop taking anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, aspirin and NSAIDS before the procedure with physician guidance

• Three-in-One Technology
  Helps eliminate the need for multiple balloons to employ multi-size dilation therapy
• High Degree of Radial Vector Force
  Promotes low stricture compliance with little or no balloon waisting
• Rectilinear Shoulder Design
  Engineered to help promote endoscopic visualization
  Designed to provide greater usable balloon surface area during dilation?
• Radiopaque Markers
  Designed to facilitate fluoroscopic guidance of balloon positioning within a stricture
• Inflation and Deflation
  Designed for rapid inflation and deflation when used with the Alliance II Inflation System
• 0.035″ Guidewire Compatible
  Designed for use with 0.035″ Jagwire Pulmonary Guidewires