Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Fissure Completion Prior to Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve Insertion

Following Bronchoscopy and Chartis® balloon catheter assessment under general anaesthesia and confirmation of collateral ventilation, a unilateral VATS lobar fissure completion will be undertaken with buttressed staples and Coseal spray intended to eliminate collateral ventilation.

Following fissure completion surgery, subjects confirmed to be collateral ventilation negative will undergo bronchoscopic insertion of Zephyr® Valve(s) in the targeted lobe, under sedation or general anaesthesia.