General ZEPHYR project information

Last updated: 2023-04-11 11:39

Project name

Unidirectional endobronchial valve for the treatment of pulmonary emphysema

Project abbreviation

Zephyr

Project code

HDBP0231

Primary organization that oversees implementation of project

  • National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI)

Partner organization participating in project

  • Not available

Organization that commissioned this project

  • National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI)

Organization providing monetary or material support

  • National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI)

Brief project description

In emphysema of the lung, small alveoli are systematically lost. In those places oxygen absorption is no longer possible, but this also causes the lungs to become stiff. This causes the inhaled air to become trapped in the diseased tissue, causing the affected lung tissue to expand. This expanded tissue compresses the healthy lung tissue, further reducing the surface area for oxygen uptake.
In this project medical data and material use are registrated in patients with pulmonary emphysema in whom one-way endobronchial valve is implanted. Registration by the implanting center is mandatory so that it retains its approval and can certify the service.

Regulatory framework of this project

Consult the regulatory framework information published on the fair.healthdata.be pages.

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