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On-demand Webinar: IP Goes Deep in Lung Periphery

Interventional Pulmonologist Ali Sadoughi, MD, shares his experience on peripheral airway bronchoscopy and lung disease in this prerecorded webinar.

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COPD Awareness Month: Take a Breath, Take Control

But people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experience shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness may feel a loss of control over respiratory symptoms that impact daily life.(4,5) To that end, November is COPD Awareness Month, a time to encourage people with these symptoms to reach out for help, and take back control while it’s still possible.

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Nine Physicians Evaluate Current Market’s Single-use and Reusable Bronchoscopes

With the popularity of single-use medical devices on the rise, wouldn’t it be helpful to point to peer-reviewed, published user experience on key performance metrics?

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Looking to Break In? Some Advice from a 10-year Medtech Veteran

Sarajlic shared in a recent podcast how she shifted academic gears early on and got to her current role as a respiratory marketing director for Olympus.

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White Paper Takes Deeper Dive on Role of Single-use Bronchoscopes

In “Evaluating Reusable Versus Single-use Bronchoscopes: A perspective on their unique roles in ICUs, ORs and bronchoscopy suites during COVID-19 and beyond,” Dr. Murgu notes that these single-use devices have been used primarily by anesthesiologists in the ICU or perioperative setting. But COVID-19 may have moved the needle. According to Dr. Murgu, various professional pulmonary societies responded to COVID-19 transmission and reprocessing fears by suggesting a more prominent role in the use of SUFBs, especially in patients with known or suspected COVID-19.

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Raising Awareness & Lowering Barriers to Lung Cancer Screenings

Education of both patients and primary care physicians remain key issues in raising lung cancer screening rates along with lowering barriers for patients such as simplifying the shared-decision making process, according to some doctors.

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Lung Cancer Screenings: Raising Rates and Awareness

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men and women, and the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Yet, studies show an alarmingly low rate of participation among those who are eligible for lung cancer screenings.

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Expanding Insurance Coverage for the Spiration® Valve System

Since the launch of the Spiration® Valve System, insurance companies have been expanding their coverage policies to include endobronchial valves for eligible patients suffering from severe emphysema. Read more about what insurance companies are now offering coverage.

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The Path to a Patent

How do a few sketches in a lab notebook turn into a patented, FDA-designated breakthrough medical device? A team of Olympus Redmond employees prepared and presented to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) about how the Spiration® Valve System became a commercial product.

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