Endobronchial

Diagnostic tools and innovative therapies improve patient prognosis

... pm PT in Moscone West, Room 2016-2018, Level 2. ORAL ILOPROST IMPROVES endobronchial DYSPLASIA IN FORMER SMOKERS (ABSTRACT # D1.6) The compound iloprost, a ...hat oral iloprost has the potential to help prevent lung cancer and improve endobronchial dysplasia in former smokers," says Robert Keith, M.D., lead author and asso...

Pulmonx Announces New President and CEO Michael A. Baker to Lead Interventional Pulmonology Company

...y have an important impact on the effectiveness of endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction (ELVR) therapy(1, 2). By he...to better identify patients who could benefit from endobronchial valve therapy. The FDA clearance follows ...ys Medical, which added Emphasys' Zephyr family of endobronchial valves for ELVR to the company's proprietary portf...

Veran Medical Technologies Announces Intellectual Property Agreement With Medtronic

... minimally invasive interventional oncology field. Veran is currently marketing the IG4 - X-Thoracic Navigation System and intends to launch an IG4 - endobronchial Navigation System, pending FDA Approval. "This license agreement with Medtronic represents an extremely important expansion to our existing intel...

Pulmonx Acquires Assets of Emphasys Medical and Unveils Combined Product Portfolio at International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Meeting

...l of the assets of Emphasys Medical, including its endobronchial valve (EBV) technology platform and associated int...artis System will deliver a promising solution for endobronchial lung volume reduction (ELVR) that includes an effe... ELVR using the Emphasys EBV has been shown in the endobronchial V alve for E mphysema Palliatio N T rial, know...

Emphasys Medical to Present VENT Clinical Trial Data at ATS 2008

...the VENT clinical trial of the company's Zephyr(R) endobronchial Valve (EBV) will be presented at the International...or of VENT, will present on the Durability of endobronchial Valve Effect on Lung Function at 6 and 12 Months. ...e University, will present on the Efficacy of endobronchial Valves in the Treatment of Persistent Air Leaks. ...

Double Lung Transplant Better for Younger COPD Patients

...ung diseases," the study authors concluded. The study was published in this week's issue of The Lancet . Surgical lung-volume reduction, use of endobronchial valves, pulmonary rehabilitation, and smoking cessation programs are among the alternatives to lung transplantation, Dr. E. Clinton Lawrence, of the M...

Less Invasive Way to Stage Lung Cancer Shows Promise

...d the accuracy of three different minimally invasive methods of staging and combinations thereof: traditional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EBUS-FNA), and transesophageal endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). "These pro...

Less invasive methods may provide accurate means to determine lung cancer stage

...Such methods include blind transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), and, more recently, endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EBUS-FNA). Michael B. Wallace, M.D., M.P.H., of Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla., and colleagues compared...

Researchers find less invasive, highly accurate methods

... of the chest. Four years ago, a new type of staging probe was developed that is a smaller version of EUS and is used in the airway. This one, the endobronchial ultrasound probe (EBUS), can view the front and sides of the lungs. Based on the complementary nature of the two procedures, Mayo Clinic researchers b...

Emphasys Medical Announces PMA Submission for Bronchial Valve Therapy

... Administration (FDA) requesting regulatory approval to market the Emphasys endobronchial valve, the Zephyr(R) EBV, in the United States. The Zephyr EBV is a minimal... The PMA submission was based on data from the company's pivotal trial, the endobronchial Valve for Emphysema PalliatioN Trial (VENT). VENT was a randomized, multi-c...

Endobronchial in Medical Technology

Emphasys Medical Granted Expedited Review From FDA for Zephyr(R) Endobronchial Valve

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Emphasys Medical, Inc. today announced that its pre-market approval (PMA) application for the Zephyr(R) Endobronchial Valve (EBV) has been accepted as suitable for filing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has been granted expedited...

Cystic Fibrosis - Orphan Drug Designation for Innovative Treatment Against Lung Infections by Axentis Pharma AG

... well-established generic drug tobramycin. Utilising synthetic liposomes containing tobramycin, a standard nebulizer delivers the drug directly to the endobronchial sites of infection in cystic fibrosis patients. This may result in prolonged high local drug concentration in the lung, which in turn may lead to high...

Cystic Fibrosis Axentis Pharma Initiates Clinical Trial for Lung Infections

...on the well characterised drug tobramycin. Utilising synthetic liposomes containing tobramycin, a standard nebulizer delivers the drug directly to the endobronchial sites of infection in cystic fibrosis patients. This results in prolonged, high local drug concentration, which in turn achieves higher efficacy and e...

Emphasys Medical Announces Positive Data From Pivotal Trial for Patients With Emphysema

...Trial (VENT), showing that the company's Zephyr(R) endobronchial Valve (EBV) improved lung function and exercise to... Illinois in a symposium titled, "Results of VENT: endobronchial Valves for Emphysema Palliation Trial," which was ...t the standard for future research in the field of endobronchial valve therapy," said Dr. Strange. Emphasys recent...

Endobronchial in Medical Products

Broncho-Cath® Endobronchial Tube with CPAP System

Description: Indications For Usage: Thoracic surgery. Broncho-spirometry. Thoracoscopies. Differential or selective lung ventilation. ...
Company:Nellcor

Broncho-Cath® Endobronchial Tube

Description: Indications For Usage: Thoracic surgery. Broncho-spirometry. Thoracoscopies. Differential or selective lung ventilation. Lung Lavage. ...
Company:Nellcor

Cohen Tip Deflecting Endobronchial Blocker Set

Description: Used for endobronchial blockade of the left or right lung for procedures which require one-lung ventilation. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Critical Care

Arndt Endobronchial Blocker - Eliptical Balloon

Description: Used for endobronchial blockade of the left or right lung for procedures which require one-lung ventilation. The set consists of an endobronchial blocker catheter and an Arndt Multiport Airway Adapter. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Critical Care

Arndt Endobronchial Blocker - Spherical Balloon

Description: Used for endobronchial blockade of the left or right lung for procedures which require one-lung ventilation. The set consists of an endobronchial blocker catheter and an Arndt Multiport Airway Adapter. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Critical Care

FB-10V Slim Bronchoscope

Description:...uality optical record if one is being made. The new V series is ideal not only for diagnostic use but also for therapeutic applications, especially endobronchial high-frequency surgery. It is becoming increasingly widely used as an affordable and effective alternative to laser technology in tumour resection ...
Company:PENTAX Medical Company

FB-8V Pediatric Bronchoscope

Description:...uality optical record if one is being made. The new V series is ideal not only for diagnostic use but also for therapeutic applications, especially endobronchial high-frequency surgery. It is becoming increasingly widely used as an affordable and effective alternative to laser technology in tumour resection ...
Company:PENTAX Medical Company

FB-18V Bronchoscope

Description:...uality optical record if one is being made. The new V series is ideal not only for diagnostic use but also for therapeutic applications, especially endobronchial high-frequency surgery. It is becoming increasingly widely used as an affordable and effective alternative to laser technology in tumour resection ...
Company:PENTAX Medical Company

FB-15V Bronchoscope

Description:...uality optical record if one is being made. The new V series is ideal not only for diagnostic use but also for therapeutic applications, especially endobronchial high-frequency surgery. It is becoming increasingly widely used as an affordable and effective alternative to laser technology in tumour resection ...
Company:PENTAX Medical Company

FB-19TV Bronchoscope

Description:...uality optical record if one is being made. The new V series is ideal not only for diagnostic use but also for therapeutic applications, especially endobronchial high-frequency surgery. It is becoming increasingly widely used as an affordable and effective alternative to laser technology in tumour resection ...
Company:PENTAX Medical Company

Endobronchial in Biological News

Endobronchial valve significantly improves emphysema

... are implanted with a pencil eraser-sized, one-way endobronchial valve experience significantly improved measures o...vestigator of the multi-center trial, known as the endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT) and di...a Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. endobronchial valves can allow these over-distended, diseased po...

Endobronchial in Biological Technology

Cystic Fibrosis: License Agreement Boosts Development of Therapy Against Lung Infections

...ntain Tobramycin, a proprietary nebulizer delivers the drug directly to the endobronchial sites of infection in Cystic Fibrosis patients. This results in prolonged, ...ortality is lung involvement. A striking feature of lung involvement is the endobronchial colonisation with the bacterial strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Chronic infl...