Spectrum Health is one of the first hospitals in Michigan to offer a novel treatment for emphysema. The treatment uses the Zephyr® Valve system, an FDA-approved minimally invasive procedure requiring ...

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.)-- About 3 million Americans live with emphysema. Patients with severe forms of the disease can opt for surgery to cut off part of the lung, but it can be risky. Now there's an ...

September 17, 2007 (Stockholm) -- An implantable endobronchial valve has been found to significantly improve lung function measures and quality of life for patients with emphysema. The valve is ...

The approval was based on results from a multicenter study (LIBERATE) of 190 patients with severe emphysema. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Pulmonx ...

An experimental treatment for severe emphysema that involves placing one-way valves in airways leading to damaged lung tissue can help patients breathe easier and exercise longer, according to a new ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A lung volume reduction treatment improved FEV 1 in ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Temple Health researchers are reporting success with a new minimally invasive treatment for emphysema. It would be an alternative to lung volume reduction surgery - one of ...

In late March, physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham carefully threaded a one-way valve the size of a black-eyed pea into the lower lobe of Dennis Bullock's left lung. Bullock, a ...

LONDON, United Kingdom — An endobronchial valve placed in the lung of a patient with homogeneous emphysema can lead to clinically meaningful improvements in lung function, exercise tolerance, and ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of COPD Awareness Month, Pulmonx Corporation is announcing that over 20,000 patients have been treated worldwide with their Zephyr® ...

The FDA today approved the Zephyr endobronchial valve for treating breathing difficulty associated with severe emphysema, according to a press release. “Treatment options are limited for people with ...

Emphysema patients whose lungs are implanted with a pencil eraser-sized, one-way endobronchial valve experience significantly improved measures of lung function and report better quality of life. The ...