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 ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus, a global technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures, among other core businesses ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pulmonx®, a leader in interventional pulmonology, today announced completion of enrollment in the IMPACT study, a prospective, randomized, multi-center study ...

An experimental procedure using one-way valves to achieve lung volume reduction shows promise for an emphysema patient. Emphysema, a lung disease usually caused by smoking, damages air sacs in the ...

The Zephyr Valve was the first FDA-approved minimally-invasive bronchoscopic treatment for COPD/emphysema. The Effect of Zephyr Endobronchial Valves on Dyspnea, Activity Levels and Quality of Life at ...

New FDA-approved medical treatments can be transformative for patients and families, often providing them with more years to live and an enhanced quality of life. 1 Delivering timely, high-quality ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- What's it take to decide to become the first emphysema patient in the United States to have a foam sealant pumped into your lungs? 1) A life threatening condition. 2) Concern about ...

Cy Kennedy stopped smoking when the damage had already been done. He had developed emphysema, the chronic illness that caused his labored breathing and left him exhausted and depressed. Hooked up to a ...

The tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen is passed into the blood stream, and carbon dioxide is passed from the blood stream into the lungs to be expelled from the body as a waste product. If ...

The market size for emphysema in the leading markets is expected to grow significantly by 2034. The United States accounted for the highest emphysema treatment market size in 7MM in 2024, in ...