Evaluation of BAL Procedure With Ambu aScope 3 Large in Patients in an ICU Setting

Evaluation of a Bronchoalveolar Lavage Procedure With a Flexible Disposable Bronchoscope, Ambu aScope 3 Large in Patients in an Intensive Care Unit Setting

An Investigation to determine the single-use scope's ability to suction secretion from the lungs to resolve the collapse of the lung.

The purpose of this investigation it to determine the single-use scope's ability to suction secretion from the lungs to resolve the collapse of the lung. The hypothesis is that aScope 3 Large is able to manage the secretion and thereby facilitating the resolution of secretion in the lung.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients ≥18 years
• Clinical indication and eligible for a BAL procedure, as judged by the investigator
• Patients being admitted in the ICU at the investigational centre
• Provision of signed IC by subject, or subject's legal representative e.g. next of kin

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients where BAL treatment cannot be clinically justified, judged by the investigator
• ETT >7 mm and ≤8.5 mm in diameter
• Participating in other interventional clinical investigations or have previously participated in this investigation