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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Free Flow Medical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Mark L. Mathis, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael W. Lau, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kevin Mitz, Campbell, CA (US);
Ryan Braxtan, Newark, CA (US);
Free Flow Medical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Pulmonary treatment devices, systems and methods of use are provided which take into account the vast tissue damage of advanced COPD sufferers and provide treatments designed specifically to treat the particularly compromised lung tissues that are present in these patients. These treatments reduce trapped air volume, tension lung tissue and enhance lung elastic recoil. A variety of embodiments are provided, including pulmonary treatment devices that move portions of lung tissue around a rotational axis into a torqued configuration, anchoring such tissue in place for improved breathing mechanics.