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Oct 10, 2007

Broncus Technologies, Encouraging Results Reported on Airway Bypass Procedure , Exhale Drug-Eluting Stent

October 9, 2007 - Broncus Technologies, Inc., a medical device company investigating the airway bypass procedure for the treatment of emphysema, announced that the results of its open-label Exhale® Drug-Eluting Stent feasibility study have been published in the October issue of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Positive results include a statistically significant reduction in the amount of air trapped in the lungs and an improvement in breathing for patients at six months after the airway bypass procedure... Broncus' Press Release-