Fig. 2From: Modified blade: an interventional option in rigid bronchoscopy for non-resectable benign tracheal stenosisA a cylindrical metal handle, about 70 cm long and about 2 mm wide, sterile, in uncoated stainless steel, multipurpose, provided with a blunt distal end which acts as a handle and a proximal portion provided with a blade holder; B through the working channel the following were introduced: optics, aspirator and endoscopic forceps and new device: ‘Modified Blade’; C, D Proximal portion provided with a blade holder n. 3 in stainless steel, in correspondence with which a blade No. 11 is inserted, disposable, extremely sharp and resistant, straight, triangular in shape, with cutting tip, flat back and parallel to the handle, used for small incisions and precision cutsBack to article page