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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Murilo Pundek Rocha, São Paulo, BR;
Murilo Pundek Rocha, São Paulo, BR;
PULMAIR MEDICAL, INC., Del Mar, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of promoting lung disinsufflation including inserting a catheter into a bronchial passage of a patient's lung. The catheter contains an implantable artificial bronchus compressed within the catheter. The method further includes using the catheter to position the implantable artificial bronchus in the bronchial passage such that the implantable artificial bronchus extends across openings of a plurality of other bronchial passages and withdrawing the catheter from the bronchial passage to cause the implantable artificial bronchus to naturally expand and remain in the bronchial passage. The implantable artificial bronchus is configured to promote enlargement of the bronchial passage and allow air to exit from the plurality of other bronchial passages and into the implantable artificial bronchus through one or more of the plurality of side openings.