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 ...

Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are investigating whether a one-way valve placed in the lungs of patients with severe emphysema will help improve lung function. It is one of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Jonathan Kurman, middle right, performs a bronchoscopic lung volume reduction on Roger Rose, 78, at Froedtert Hospital's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pulmonx Corporation, a leader in diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary device technologies, announced today that its Zephyr® Valve has received positive coverage ...

Pulmonx Corporation gains attention as healthcare strength highlights its emphysema-focused Zephyr Valve and Chartis patient ...

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 ...

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® ...