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Stent removal tool. (a) Magnified view (bottom left corner) shows grasping forceps. Diagram (bottom right) shows screw threads of helical joint. Outer white threads are attached to outer cannula. Inner gray threads are attached to grasping forceps. (b) Tool grasping stent. (c) Stent is shown partially “unscrewed” from the trachea into cannula.
