Bronchial obstruction device deployment system and method
First Claim
1. A system for deploying a bronchial obstruction device in an air passageway communicating with a lung portion to be at least temporarily collapsed by the bronchial obstruction device, the system comprising:
- a conduit configured to be passed down a trachea, into a bronchus communicating with the trachea and into the air passageway communicating with the lung portion, the conduit having an internal lumen; and
a capsule dimensioned to house the bronchial obstruction device and to be advanced down the internal lumen into the air passageway, the capsule being configured to release the bronchial obstruction device for deployment in the air passageway.
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Abstract
A system and method deploys a bronchial obstruction device in an air passageway communicating with a lung portion to be at least temporarily collapsed. The system includes a conduit configured to be passed down a trachea, into a bronchus communicating with the trachea and into the air passageway communicating with the lung portion. The system further includes a capsule dimensioned to house the bronchial obstruction device and to be advanced down an internal lumen of the conduit into the air passageway. The capsule has a break-away distal end configured to release the bronchial obstruction device for deployment in the air passageway upon being pushed from the capsule by a pusher member.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for deploying a bronchial obstruction device in an air passageway communicating with a lung portion to be at least temporarily collapsed by the bronchial obstruction device, the system comprising:
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a conduit configured to be passed down a trachea, into a bronchus communicating with the trachea and into the air passageway communicating with the lung portion, the conduit having an internal lumen; and
a capsule dimensioned to house the bronchial obstruction device and to be advanced down the internal lumen into the air passageway, the capsule being configured to release the bronchial obstruction device for deployment in the air passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for deploying a bronchial obstruction device in an air passageway communicating with a lung portion to be at least temporarily collapsed by the bronchial obstruction device, the system comprising:
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a lumen means for being passed down a trachea, into a bronchus communicating with the trachea and into the air passageway communicating with the lung portion; and
deployment means for housing the bronchial obstruction device and dimensioned for advancement down the lumen means into the air passageway, the deployment means having a distal end for releasing the bronchial obstruction device within the air passageway. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of deploying a bronchial obstruction device in an air passageway communicating with a lung portion to be at least temporarily collapsed, the method including the steps of:
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placing the bronchial obstruction device in a housing;
guiding a conduit having an internal lumen down a trachea, into a bronchus communicating with the trachea and into the air passageway communicating with the lung portion;
advancing the housing down the internal lumen of the conduit into the air passageway; and
releasing the bronchial obstruction device from the housing to deploy the bronchial obstruction device in the air passageway. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of deploying a bronchial device in an air passageway, the method including the steps of:
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guiding a conduit having an internal lumen down a trachea, into a bronchus communicating with the trachea, and into the air passageway communicating with the lung portion;
advancing a capsule containing the bronchial device down the Internal lumen of the conduit into the air passageway, the capsule having a housing arranged to maintain a sterility of the bronchial device; and
releasing the bronchial device from the capsule to deploy the bronchial device in the air passageway. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An apparatus for deploying a bronchial device in an air passageway, the apparatus comprising:
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a breakable capsule arranged to house and to maintain sterility of the bronchial device, the capsule being further arranged to be advanced down an internal lumen of a catheter placed into the air passageway and upon being broken to release the bronchial device for deployment in the air passageway. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A system for deploying a bronchial device in an air passageway, the system comprising:
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a conduit configured to be passed down a trachea, into a bronchus communicating with the trachea and into the air passageway communicating with the lung portion, the conduit having an internal lumen; and
a capsule arranged to house and to maintain a sterility of the bronchial device, and dimensioned to be advanced down the internal lumen into the air passageway, the capsule being further arranged to release the bronchial device for deployment in the air passageway. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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