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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is characterized by the destruction and enlargement of air sacs within the lungs, which results in decreased lung elasticity. This in turn causes the lungs to become hyperinflated, leading to breathing difficulties.

Causes of Emphysema:

  • Exposure to industrial pollutants or dusts,
  • cigarette smoking, and
  • a familial or genetic disorder.

COPD -  Breathtaking Numbers

Is a Lung and Airways Disease

Causes Wheezing

Often Misdiagnosed as Asthma

4 - 10% of Adults have COPD in Europe

Mainly Caused by Smoking

3rd Biggest Killer Worldwide

And did you know ... SVS valves can also be efficient in treating prolonged air leaks, resulting in faster healing of damaged lung tissue.

SVS: One Valve, Two Targeted Therapies

Spiration Valve Therapy is a promising and effective approach for treating a diseased lung in emphysematous patients or a damaged lung resulting in air leaks.
Discover the procedure and its clinical benefits in this short overview video.

Minimally Invasive, Maximally Comfortable

SVS — An Innovative Endobronchial Therapy
The unique umbrella-shaped design of the Spiration Valve redirects air from diseased parts of the lung to healthier parts, all while allowing trapped air and secretions to escape naturally along the airway wall, so that patients may breathe easier.

Emphysema Patient Selection & Treatment Process

Clinical Work Up and Screening

  • Pulmonary function tests.
  • HRCT Scan.

SeleCT Report

SeleCT offers you a non-invasive patient screening solution that assists you with selecting the qualified patient and target lobe by providing key measures of:

  • Fissure integrity.
  • Emphysema severity.
  • Heterogeneity.
  • Lobar volume.

Patient Selection with SeleCT (PDF, 2430 KB)

Spiration Valve Therapy

After successful patient evaluation and target lobe selection, SVS valves are placed in the most diseased lobe. The unique umbrella-shaped design of the Spiration Valve redirects air from diseased parts of the lung to healthier parts, all while allowing trapped air and secretions to escape naturally along the airway wall, so that patients may breathe easier.

Spiration Valve System (PDF, 4526 KB)

Post-procedure Management

Proper patient observation after procedure for treatment success and management of any potential adverse events​.

Spiration Valve placement is a very simple and very fast procedure. With the umbrella design of the SVS valve you can easily occlude bronchi. You have some anchors at the distal part to avoid migration or coughing out (valves). And with the very thin and flexible catheter, you can also place the valves in sometimes difficult to reach areas.

Prof. Dr. med. Ralf Eberhardt Head of pulmonology department, Asklepios Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany

We believe that our technology should help care teams to focus on what matters most — caring for their patients.

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Downloads

SVS Airway Isolation Method for the Treatment of Air Leaks (PDF, 4317 KB)

Systematic approach using balloon occlusion to assess and isolate airways contributing to persistent air leaks for successful valve placement.

Spiration Valve System: A Proven Concept in Severe Emphysema Treatment (PDF, 4526 KB)

Detailed clinical data and technical features of the SVS for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR), based on global guidelines such as GOLD and NICE.

Study Overview: Endobronchial Valve Therapy for Severe Emphysema (PDF, 529 KB)

A comprehensive bibliography of clinical publications on the safety and efficacy of the Spiration Valve System, including results from the multicenter EMPROVE trial.

SeleCT: Quantitative CT Analysis for SVS Patient Selection (PDF, 2430 KB)

Guide to identifying eligible patients using quantitative CT analysis (QCT) to assess emphysema distribution, fissure integrity, and target lobe selection for treatment.

Patient Brochure: Understanding COPD and Treatment with Valve Therapy (PDF, 211 KB)

This brochure provides patients with in-depth information on COPD symptoms, causes, and how SVS valve therapy works to reduce lung hyperinflation in emphysema.

Clinical Evidence

  1. 1.Isolation of persistent air leaks and placement of intrabronchial valves Mahajan AK, Doeing DC, Hogarth DK J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Mar;145(3):626–30. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.12.003
  2. 2.Endoscopic one-way valve implantation in patients with prolonged air leak and the use of digital air leak monitoring Firlinger I, Stubenberger E, Müller MR, Burghuber OC, Valipour A Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Apr;95(4):1243–9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.12.036
  3. 3.Bronchial valve treatment for pulmonary air leak after anatomic lung resection for cancer Dooms CA, Decaluwe H, Yserbyt J, De Leyn P, Van Raemdonck D, Ninane V Eur Respir J. 2013 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1183/09031936.00117613
  4. 4.Complete unilateral versus partial bilateral endoscopic lung volume reduction in patients with bilateral lung emphysema Eberhardt R, Gompelmann D, Schuhmann M, Reinhardt H, Ernst A, Heussel CP, Herth FJF Chest 2012 Mar 29. [Epub ahead of print]
  5. 5.A Multicenter Pilot Study of a Bronchial Valve for the Treatment of Severe Emphysema Sterman DH, Mehta AC, Wood DE, Mathur PN, McKenna RJ Jr, Ost DE, Truwit JD, Diaz P, Wahidi MM, Cerfolio R, Maxfield R, Musani AI, Gildea T, Sheski F, Machuzak CM, Haas AR, Gonzalez HX, Springmeyer SC Respiration 2010;79:222–233
  6. 6.Treatment of Heterogeneous Emphysema Using the Spiration IBV Valves Springmeyer SC, Bolliger CT, Waddell TK, Gonzalez X, Wood DE Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2009;19(2):247–253
  7. 7.The influence of lung volume reduction with intrabronchial valves on the quality of life of patients with heterogeneous emphysema – a prospective study. Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2015;83(6):418–23. doi: 10.5603/PiAP.2015.0069 Szlubowska S, Zalewska-Puchała J, Majda A, et al.