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BRONCHOSCOPIC REPAIR OF AIR LEAKS IN A LUNG

  • US 20160030048A1
  • Filed: 03/06/2015
  • Published: 02/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for use in treating an air leak in a lung, the system comprising:

  • a balloon catheter configured to occlude an airway and to simultaneously measure a diameter of the airway;

    a delivery catheter configured to deliver an obstruction device into an airway of the lung;

    at least one occlusion device adapted to occlude airflow in an inspiratory direction while allowing fluid to flow in an expiratory direction;

    the occlusion device being configured such that fluid flow in the expiratory direction passes between an airway wall and a portion of the occlusion device; and

    the occlusion device further being configured to expand and contract during expansion and contraction of surrounding lung tissue during a respiration cycle.

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