Uptake Medical said yesterday that its InterVapor device for treating emphysema is back on the market in Europe after its acquisition for an undisclosed amount by an affiliate of Broncus Medical. Broncus set its purchase up under a new entity based in Seattle, Uptake Medical Technology, and plans to add markets in Australia and Asia to […]
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Uptake Medical touts InterVapor study results indicating improved lung function
Uptake Medical said today that data from a study recently published in the journal Lancet indicated that patients who underwent therapy using the company’s InterVapor system experienced statistically significant benefits in both lung function and quality of life. The InterVapor uses heated water vapor to reduce bronchoscopic lung volume in patients with heterogenous upper lobe emphysema, […]
Uptake Medical launches registry study for InterVapor lung device
Uptake Medical said today it launched a registry trial of its InterVapor system to investigate long-term clinical results in severe emphysema patients. The InterVapor uses heated water vapor to reduce bronchoscopic lung volume in patients with heterogenous upper lobe emphysema, the company said. “Until InterVapor, severe emphysema was typically treated either by requiring patients to […]
Uptake Medical touts 1st-in-human use of Intervapor lung cancer device
Uptake Medical said it’s InterVapor targeted vapor therapy system has been used in the 1st-ever regional lung cancer tumor ablation procedure. The InterVapor uses heated water vapor to reduce bronchoscopic lung volume in patients with heterogenous upper lobe emphysema, the company said. The patient treated with the system was diagnosed with colorectal cancer that metastasized […]
Uptake Medical touts data from InterVapor study
Uptake Medical said today that data from a clinical study of its InterVapor device showed significant improvements in lung function and quality of life in patients treated with the device. The InterVapor uses heated water vapor to reduce bronchoscopic lung volume in patients with heterogenous upper lobe emphysema, the Tustin, Calif.-based company said. “Uptake Medical is […]
Uptake Medical wins expanded CE Mark for InterVapor
Uptake Medical said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its InterVapor ablation device, now indicated to treat patients who suffer from severe emphysema. The InterVapor device uses heated water vapor to reduce bronchoscopic lung volume in patients with heterogenous upper lobe emphysema, the Tustin, Calif.-based company said. “The traditional treatment […]
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Uptake Medical receives CE Mark for InterVapor
Uptake Medical Receives CE Mark for InterVapor – Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Treatment of Severe Emphysema – and Announces Positive Clinical Results
New treatment provides clinically meaningful improvements in lung function and quality of life
AMSTERDAM and TUSTIN, Calif., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Uptake Medical® today announced it has received the CE Mark (Conformite Europeenne) for the InterVapor™ System – the first endoscopic lung volume reduction system for the treatment of severe emphysema that uses the body’s natural healing processes without leaving foreign materials behind. The CE Mark will allow Uptake Medical to commercialize InterVapor in key markets within the European Community.
