The products of this category have been developed for treatment of pleural disorders.

Steritalc®, for the treatment of chronic pleurisies or spontaneous pneumothorax, is the only talc product worldwide which is sterile, free of asbestos and of a controlled granulometry preventing the talc from migrating.

The single use Boutin Trocart, developed by Prof. Boutin (Marseilles, France), is intended for pleura biopsy or punction, improving the quality of sampling.

Endobronchial Watanabe Spigots (EWS) were developed by Novatech in close cooperation with Dr. Watanabe (Okayama, Japan) for re-expansion of the lung in case of inoperable pneumothorax or bronchio-pleural fistula.