Bronchoscopic RElease of Air Trapped in Hyperinflated Emphysematous Lung - Study 3
The objective of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Apreo BREATHE system when used to support native airways and release trapped air in the treatment of adult COPD patients with emphysema suffering from dyspnea due to hyperinflation despite optimal medical treatment. The Apreo BREATHE Airway Scaffold is a permanent implant designed to tent open native airways. The study will include up to 250 participants at up to 25 study centers located in the United States and Europe. Study subjects will be followed for 3 years. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is it safe? Does it work?
1. Subject is at least 40, but not older than 84, years of age. [+16]
Subject has known unresolved lower respiratory tract infection (e.g., pneumonia,... [+20]