Intra-bronchial obstructing device that permits mucus transport
First Claim
1. An intra-bronchial device adapted to be placed in an air passageway to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway, the device comprising an obstructing member that prevents air from being inhaled into the lung portion to collapse the lung portion and that permits mucus transport from the lung portion.
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Abstract
An obstructive device prevents air from being inhaled into a lung portion to collapse the lung portion while providing mucus transport from the lung portion. When placed in an air passageway serving the lung portion, the obstructing member defines a pathway for mucus transport between the obstructing member and the air passageway. The device may include a tubular-shaped anchor to retain the device in the air passageway. A pathway for mucus transport is provided between a portion of the anchor and a portion of the obstructing device.
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29 Claims
- 1. An intra-bronchial device adapted to be placed in an air passageway to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway, the device comprising an obstructing member that prevents air from being inhaled into the lung portion to collapse the lung portion and that permits mucus transport from the lung portion.
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6. An intra-bronchial device adapted to b e placed in an air passageway to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway, the device comprising:
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an anchor that retains the device in the air passageway; and
an obstructing member carried by the anchor that prevents air from being inhaled into the lung portion to collapse the lung portion and being arranged to permit mucus transport from the lung portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A method of reducing the size of a lung by collapsing a portion of the lung while permitting mucus transport, the method including the step of placing an obstructing member in an air passageway communicating with the portion of the lung to be collapsed to permit mucus transport past the obstructing member while precluding air from being inhaled into the portion of the lung.
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19. A method of reducing the size of a lung by collapsing a portion of the lung while permitting mucus transport, the method including the steps of:
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placing an anchor in an air passageway communicating with the portion of the lung; and
mounting an obstructing member on the anchor to define at least one pathway that permits mucus transport past the obstructing member, the obstructing member precludes air from being inhaled into the portion of the lung. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for reducing the size of a lung by collapsing a portion of the lung while permitting mucus transport, the apparatus comprising:
obstructing means for obstructing an air passageway communicating with the portion of the lung, the obstructing means being dimensioned for insertion into the air passageway, for precluding air to be inhaled through the air passageway into the lung portion, and for permitting mucus transport from the lung portion while maintaining the preclusion of inhaled air from flowing into the lung portion to collapse the portion of the lung. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for reducing the size of a lung by collapsing a portion of the lung while permitting mucus transport, the system comprising:
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an intra-bronchial device adapted to be placed in an air passageway to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway, the device including an obstructing member that prevents air from being inhaled into the lung portion while permitting mucus transport from the lung portion; and
an apparatus that places the intra-bronchial device in the air passageway.
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