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Minimally invasive +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ + +++ ��� PRoDuCT SPoTLIGHT+ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Devices The Phrase ���minimally invasive��� is bUzzing among medical TechnologisTs across The maP. read on for a rUndown of Two new minimally invasive innovaTions from The lasT year. Zephyr endobronchial valve In august, swiss company pulmonx announced it was granted approval to begin marketing the Zephyr endobronchial valve (eBv) for use on patients with a genetic form of emphysema known as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (aatd). aatd, which is most common in people of european descent, inhibits the body from producing normal levels of proteins that protect against lung damage. after the release of clinical data ! "#$%&'!()*+,*+-.! ! + + !"#$%&'("$")*+,&*(+-'.$+/01.'(2+ + 3&//4"$")*#)5+#),.$"+%1+.--"'#)5+0),#440'1+("'6#,"(2+ + + 37'#)8#)5+'"6")&"(+ ! reporting breathing improvements in aatd patients who used the Zephyr eBv, the company received approval to move ahead with the device. While aatd is uncommon ��� it affects only one in 1,500 to 3,500 people of european ancestry ��� data also show emphysema patients with hyperinflation can still benefit from eBv treatment regardless of whether or not the emphysema is genetic. that���s good news for the nearly 4 million americans living with the disorder. ��� viance Crossing Catheter and enteer re-entry System unveiled at the 2012 cardiovascular and Interventional radiological society of europe annual congress, the viance crossing catheter and enteer re-entry system are minimally invasive devices that treat chronic total occlusions (ctos) in patients with peripheral vascular disease (pvd). used together, these devices grant easier access to the distal end of a lesion, allowing surgeons to treat a cto endovascularly. the enteer re-entry system also features a balloon design that enables the device to self-orient /'0&'!()*+,*+-.! + + + 9'0,*#,"+0(("(($")*2+ + :0;+#$/4#,0*#.)(+0)<+./*#.)(+-.'+/'.6#<#)5+0),#440'1+("'6#,"(+ + + !"6")&"+")70),"$")*+.//.'*&)#*#"(+ + + + + + + ! ! ! ! + + + + + + within the vessel. according to covidien, the company that developed the device, no other product on the market utilizes balloon =>>?+@ABC?+D"(*2+3&#*"+CE??2+30)+F)*.)#.2+:";0(+=GEEH++ EC?IJGKIG???+L+MMMI((0,/0I,.$+ technology for a re-entry system. ��� MdNewS.CoM ��� MD News San Antonio | 15

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