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Collateral ventilation bypass trap system

  • US 6,886,558 B2
  • Filed: 07/03/2003
  • Issued: 05/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A collateral ventilation bypass trap system comprising:

  • a containment vessel for collecting discharge from one or more lungs of a patient;

    at least one conduit having a first end connected to the containment vessel and a second end being configured to pass through the thoracic wall and lung of a patient at a predetermined site, thereby establishing fluid communication between the containment vessel and the inner volume of the lung; and

    a sealing device being configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the at least one conduit and the thoracic wall and between the at least one conduit and the lung.

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