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- Olympus SVS
Your doctor will give you medication that will make you sleepy (sedation) or unconscious (anesthesia).
Using a bronchoscope (a thin tube with a camera, inserted through your mouth), your doctor will place the Spiration Valves in your airways.
You may be required to stay overnight in the hospital following your procedure so that your physician may observe you to ensure the Spiration Valves are having the desired effect.
Your doctor will give you instructions for your care at home, including which medicines you should take and any follow-up visits.
Procedure Benefits
IMPROVED LUNG FUNCTION
12.1% significant improvement in FEV1
This is an amount of change that you feel.
REDUCES SHORTNESS OF BREATH
29.6% decrease in dyspnea (shortness of breath)
as determined by mMRC score, a breathlessness assessment tool to assess the severity of your shortness of breath.
BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE
9.5 point reduction in SGRQ* score is a benefit you can feel.
The Saint George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score was developed to measure health status (quality of life) in patients with diseases of airways obstruction.
*A negative change in SGRQ represents an improvement in disease-specific health status. A 4 point reduction is considered clinically meaningful.
Olympus Spiration Valve System FAQs
Yes, the Spiration Valve has been studied and shown to benefit these patients. Spiration Valve placement resulted in improvements in lung function, quality of life, and shortness of breath.1
Every person’s lungs are different. On average, four Spiration Valves are implanted per procedure.
The bronchoscopy procedure used to place the Spiration Valve usually takes less than one hour but may take up to two hours.
The Spiration Valve is intended to be permanent, however it’s designed to allow removal, if necessary.
No, you will not be able to feel the Spiration Valve after it’s been placed in your lung.
In Spiration Valve clinical trials, no patients have coughed out a Spiration Valve However, in a rare case, a valve may be coughed out.
Yes. As part of your regular follow-up visits with your doctor (pulmonologist), they will examine the effect of the valve therapy. Your doctor may want to inspect your valves using a bronchoscope.
The amount of time that it takes to feel better after your procedure varies from patient to patient. You should discuss how you are feeling regularly with your doctor.
Although you may feel much better after the procedure, it’s very important to allow your lungs to adjust to the recent procedure so that you don’t suffer any setbacks. Follow your doctor’s instructions, including any plans to rest and limit activity after the procedure.
Although you may feel better after receiving the Spiration Valves, always consult your doctor before you make any changes to using oxygen and COPD medications. Valve therapy is not a substitute for treatment of COPD by medication or oxygen therapy.
The Spiration Valve will not set off the metal detectors used by airport security.
