VISCERAL PLEURA RING CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A device that can establish fluid communication with the lung outside of a natural airway to the lung comprising:
- a communication device adapted to be connected to the lung in order to allow the removal of gasses from the lung;
a securing device positionable around the communication device in order to and adapted to secure the visceral pleura to the communication device.
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Abstract
A visceral pleura ring connector that may be utilized to anchor and seal the visceral pleura to a conduit or other device entering the lung from a non-native airway. The visceral pleura ring connector may be positioned around the visceral pleura and an insertion device and seal them together without having to make any holes in the pleura. The visceral pleura ring connector may be utilized with a pulmonary pleural stabilizer to hold the visceral pleura of the lung during surgical procedures involving accessing the lung or lungs of a patient directly through the lung and not the native airways.
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23 Claims
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1. A device that can establish fluid communication with the lung outside of a natural airway to the lung comprising:
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a communication device adapted to be connected to the lung in order to allow the removal of gasses from the lung; a securing device positionable around the communication device in order to and adapted to secure the visceral pleura to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device that can establish fluid communication with the lung outside of a natural airway to the lung comprising:
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a communication device including a conduit adapted to be connected to the lung in order to allow the removal of gasses from the lung; a securing device positionable around the communication device in order to and adapted to secure the visceral pleura to the communication device, wherein said securing device includes a ring which has a pre-implantation configuration and a post-implantation configuration wherein in the post-implantation configuration the ring holds the visceral pleura against the communication device in an air tight manner. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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