Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema are debilitating conditions that can make even simple tasks like walking or climbing stairs feel insurmountable. For many in the Texas ...

The Zephyr valve allows air to leave the disease part of the lung but not to enter it. The procedure is not a cure, but since Petruccione no longer smokes, there is almost no chance more of his ...

The Zephyr Valve procedure is a minimally invasive treatment for severe or very severe COPD and emphysema. It offers an alternative to highly invasive options like lung transplants, which carry ...

The Zephyr valve may also add years to her life. This technology is not widely available, but it is offered at North Collier Hospital (NCH).

Connecticut COPD patients now have access to a new life-changing treatment in Hartford. The first patient at Saint Francis Hospital to get the procedure since it newly became available says it has ...

Pulmonx Receives Japanese MHLW Approval of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve for the Treatment of Severe COPD/Emphysema.

Pulmonologists at Backus Hospital are now offering a procedure for patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) that can greatly improve their breathing and their quality of life.

The procedure is called the Zephyr Valve treatment. The procedure allows a doctor to place one or more small valves in a patient's airways.

The New 2020 Report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Gives Highest Evidence Rating to Endobronchial Valves, including the Zephyr Valve, for Treatment of ...

Pulmonx received FDA approval in 2018 for its Zephyr Valve technology and launched commercial production shortly afterwards. To date, over 100,000 valves have been used to treat 25,000 patients.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.& TOKYO---- Pulmonx Corporation, a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for severe lung disease, announced today that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and ...