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Expert Interview

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Due diligence call on Ion by Intuitive Surgical, A robotic-assisted endoluminal platform for minimally invasive peripheral lung biopsy

Ticker(s): ISRG

Who's the expert?

A Pulmonologist with knowledge and experience in performing lung biopsies

Interview Questions
Q1.

Please tell us about your clinical experience. How many bronchoscopic biopsies do you undertake on a yearly basis? What percent of them have inconclusive results? What is the most common reason for this? 

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Q2.

How hard is it to perform the biopsy procedure when it involves finding nodules in the peripheral lung?

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Q3.

What % of total biopsies have to be done far into the peripheral lung? What % of cases require finding nodules outside airways? And how hard are those procedures to perform without a robotic assisted device?

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Q4.

How does Ion compare to manual techniques or ENB technology, in regards to 180 degrees articulation in any direction, airway generation access, and tip deflection correction?

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Q5.

How important is the ability to repeatedly biopsy the same target, real time confirmation of a representative tissue sample and changing the sample location in the same area, that the Ion device provides?

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Q6.

Have you seen an increased rate of adoption of robotic assisted biopsies performed by clinicians recently?

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Q7.

How has COVID-19 influenced the detection procedures in mild to serious cases? Has there been a change in the number of biopsies performed?

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