着脱可能にアンカー止めされる肺容積低減デバイス

Title:

着脱可能にアンカー止めされる肺容積低減デバイス

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP4387803

Kind Code:

B2

Abstract:

An intra-bronchial device (100) may be placed and anchored in an air passageway (50) of a patient to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway. The device includes an obstructing member (110) that prevents air from being inhaled into the lung portion, and an anchor (112) that anchors the obstruction device (110) within the air passageway. The anchor (112) may piercingly engage the air passageway wall. The anchor (112) may be releasable from the air passageway wall. The anchor (112) may be releasable from the air passageway for removal of the obstructing member (110). The anchor (112) may be releasable by collapsing a portion of the obstructing member (110), or by drawing the obstructing member toward the larynx. The obstructing member (110) may be a one-way valve.

Inventors:

Clifton A Alphanes
David H. Dillard
Hugo X Gonzalez
Sun Yi
Lori Jay Devour
Mia Park
Dean Tea Corcoran
Jeni Rimbau

Application Number:

JP2003577779A

Publication Date:

December 24, 2009

Filing Date:

February 26, 2003

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