DEVICE FOR PROTECTED DISTAL SAMPLING: • INTRODUCED VIA THE ANGLED CONNECTOR OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE, TRACHEOTOMY CANNULA, OR BRONCHOSCOPE OPERATING CHANNEL (MINIMUM DIAMETER 2 MM) • DIRECT BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION / CULTURE REVIEW OF CLINICAL DATA Sensitivity 54% to 92% Specificity 83% to 100% THIS MODEL INCLUDES: • 1 outer catheter • 1 inner catheter • 1 spacer • 1 hydrosoluble PEG plug • 1 protection sheath