Pulmonx's Zephyr Data Bring NICE Thumbs-Up For Endobronchial Valves

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is now recommending insertion of endobronchial valves used to treat severe emphysema, and the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee that wrote the recommendations points out that most of the support for this procedure comes from trials of Pulmonx' Zephyr "duckbill" endobronchial valve.

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Pulmonx' Zephyr "duckbilled" endobronchial valve • Source: Pulmonx Corp.

New guidance from UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) supporting endobronchial valves to treat severe emphysema is especially encouraging news for Pulmonx Corp.

Most of the evidence supporting the new recommendations come from four clinical trials of Pulmonx' Zephyr "duckbill" endobronchial valve and...

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