Cook Medical (Bloomington, Indiana) reported that it has developed what it is calling the first endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) needle in the U.S. that can acquire histological samples. The device, the EchoTip ProCore Endobronchial Ultrasound Needle, is said to give physicians the ability to retrieve both cell and tissue samples from lymph nodes or tumors in the pulmonary area. Read More
