Ambu pulmonary products
Single-use bronchoscopes
Builds on over a decade of single-use bronchoscopy know-how
Ambu has built on over a decade of single-use bronchoscopy know-how to place a reliable, sterile and cost-effective solution in your hands. We launched the world’s first single-use flexible aScope bronchoscope in 2009, and today over one million of our single-use bronchoscopes are used yearly in thousands of hospitals around the world.
Which Ambu single-use bronchoscopes match your clinical needs?
With our single-use bronchoscopy solutions, you always have access to a new sterile bronchoscope with consistent quality. But which product best supports your current requirements?
Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho
ADVANCED PROCEDURES
The high performance and flexibility you need for a complex and demanding workflow in the advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Ambu® aScope™ 4 Broncho
BASIC PROCEDURES
The portability and essential performance you need for procedures ranging from intubations and thoracic anaesthesia in the OR to routine bronchoscopy in the ICU.
aScope 5 Broncho
Single-use like you’ve never seen it before
aScope 5 Broncho delivers consistently high performance with excellent manoeuvrability, next-level imaging, and a smart, functional design. This level of performance is complemented by the sterility and efficiency of the Ambu single-use solution to give you the quality and flexibility you need for a complex and demanding workflow.
Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho
Our high-performance single-use flexible bronchoscopy solution. It addresses the requirements of demanding workflows in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho Sampler Set
Our all-in-one sampling solution for BAL procedures. The 60ml sampling solution is packaged together with aScope 5 Broncho HD 5.6/2.8, aScope 5 Broncho HD 5.0/2.2 and aScope 5 Broncho 4.2/2.2, respectively.
aScope 4 Broncho
aScope 4 Broncho is guaranteed sterile, always available and part of an integrated solution that improves safety, workflow and productivity. The bronchoscopes are compatible with the full HD resolution Ambu® aView™ 2 Advance displaying and processing unit, which can easily be connected to external monitors.
Ambu® aScope™ 4 Broncho
Our essential single-use flexible bronchoscopy solution. It can be used for a wide array of procedures all over the hospital, from intubations and thoracic anaesthesia in the OR to routine bronchoscopy in the ICU.
Ambu® aScope™ 4 Broncho Sampler Set
A closed-loop system, which protects the sample from start to finish and simplifies your workflow in the OR and ICU. The 30ml sampling solution is packaged together with aScope 4 Broncho Regular (5.0/2.2), and aScope 4 Broncho Large (5.8/2.8), respectively.
Ambu displaying and processing units
Our high-quality displaying and processing units are designed to work with our single-use endoscopes.
Ambu® aView™ 2 Advance
The lightweight aView 2 Advance, which is designed to work with aScope 4 Broncho and aScope 5 Broncho, is easy to transport, set up and use.
Ambu® aBox™ 2
The compact, flexible, and innovative design of aBox 2 is designed to work with aScope 5 Broncho.
Performance evaluation survey
aScope 5 Broncho HD solution perceived as a new standard for bronchoscopy
In the study1, 155 bronchoscopists who used aScope 5 Broncho HD in 338 procedures, expressed positive impressions, which suggested it had the capacity to redefine the bronchoscopy landscape.
- 96% successful completion of diagnostic procedures performed with endotherapy tools
- 88% considered performance closer to reusable than any other single-use bronchoscope
- 91% rated the image quality as superior to other single-use scopes
1H. Travis, B. R. Erichsen, “Advances in Single-Use Bronchoscopy: a Study of the aScope™ 5 Broncho across Europe”, Ambu white paper, April 2024
A new era of single-use performance
Watch the single-use aScope 5 Broncho being used with diagnostic and therapeutic endotherapy instruments commonly used in the bronchoscopy suite, including biopsy forceps, cytology brushes, biopsy needles and cryoprobes.
aScope 5 Broncho
Get a quick overview of the key findings of the latest peer-reviewed studies on clinical performance, infection control, single-use bronchoscopy in the era of COVID-19, clinical performance, cost-effectiveness and organizational impact relevant for aScope 5 Broncho.
aScope 4 Broncho
Get a quick overview of the key findings in the latest peer-reviewed studies on clinical performance, infection control, contamination, cost-effectiveness and organizational impact related to aScope 4 Broncho.
aScope 4 Broncho: A proven single-use endoscopy solution
aScope 4 Broncho is a tried and tested solution that offers the portability and essential performance needed for procedures ranging from intubations and thoracic anaesthesia in the OR to routine bronchoscopy in the ICU.
Trusted by hospitals around the world
aScope 4 Broncho is guaranteed sterile, always available and part of an integrated endoscopy solution that improves safety, workflow and productivity. More than 3500 hospitals around the world rely on our bronchoscopes.
Part of Ambu’s single-use airway management platform
aScope 4 Broncho is designed to work with the aView 2 Advance endoscopy system, which gives you access to an integrated solution that can shorten the learning curve, simplify procurement and reduce costs associated with capital investments, reprocessing and repairs.
A comprehensive body of peer-reviewed studies
aScope 4 Broncho is the most studied single-use bronchoscope on the market with studies on a range of subjects including clinical performance, cost-effectiveness and environmental impact.
How do doctors rate the Ambu single-use bronchoscope?
A recent study2 showed a preference among physicians for the Ambu aScope 4 Broncho single-use bronchoscope and Ambu® aView™ monitor over standard reusable bronchoscopes they have used.
The preference may have been due to the quality of the imaging and the ability to bend up and down 180°.
2Kriege M. Dalberg J Et al, Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Evaluation of aScope BronchoSampler™
Open-access peer-reviewed research
In this article, respiratory consultant, Dr. Suveer Singh, presents the results of an evaluation, which was based on procedures performed at Royal Brompton and Chelsea and Westminster hospitals.
The results of the analysis were published on Karger.com. Prof. Pallav L. Shah reviewed the data and co-edited the manuscript. Among other conclusions, Dr. Singh found that aScope BronchoSampler is quicker, easier and more effective than standard sampling solutions.
The world’s largest supplier of innovative single-use endoscopy solutions
Ambu has the largest single-use R&D team in the world, with over 450 dedicated engineers across three sites. They collaborate with medical specialists and personnel at our advanced production facilities to develop innovative products rapidly. Our modular design approach, infrastructure and vast experience enable us to develop high-quality single-use technology across clinical areas and to deliver it efficiently.
Fully focused on single-use endoscopy
Twenty percent of our single-use revenue is fed back into R&D, and in the next three years we are poised to launch dozens of single-use endoscopes across a range of clinical areas, including solutions for urology. With one experienced, reliable provider, you can standardize your single-use endoscopy solution across multiple speciality areas.
Ambu takes a stand on the environment
As the leading single-use endoscopy company, we feel a responsibility to set the right example with regard to the environment.
In the short term, we make transparent commitments, join partnerships and take actions that minimize our environmental impact throughout the product life cycle wherever possible.
In the long term, we are heading towards designing our products for recycling throughout the product life cycle. This includes using sustainable materials, reusing or recycling production waste and end-of-use recycling of our products at scale.
The world’s first bronchoscope with bioplastics
Bioplastic material has a lower carbon footprint
Sustainability is one of our company's four strategic focus areas. One concrete example of how we are innovating in the area of sustainability for single-use endoscopy is by introducing bioplastic material in our endoscope handles.
The ABS plastic used in the handles emits 70% less CO2 than handles made from purely fossil-based ABS plastic.* (Note that this reduction applies to the carbon footprint of the ABS plastic in the handle only, not the full lifecycle for the finished good.)
While there will be no difference in the look, feel and performance of our endoscopes, it the introduction of bioplastics is evidence of our commitment to environmental responsibility, and an important step forward in single-use sustainability. This innovation has been introduced in Europe and will be followed globally by the end of this year.
Learn how the world's first bronchoscope with a bioplastic handle reduces our carbon footprint.
*Based on cradle-to-gate LCAs on the raw material from the supplier. The LCAs compared ABS plastic made with 100% fossil-based feedstock with our new bioplastic ABS (which consists of 50% second-generation bio-based feedstock and 50% fossil-based feedstock).
