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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Nxt Biomedical, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stanton J. Rowe, Irvine, CA (US);

Robert S. Schwartz, Irvine, CA (US);

Glen Rabito, Irvine, CA (US);

Robert C. Taft, Irvine, CA (US);

Elliot Howard, Irvine, CA (US);

Alexander Siegel, Irvine, CA (US);

Joseph Passman, Irvine, CA (US);

Assignee:

NXT Biomedical, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00252 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and devices for increasing oxygenation levels in the blood supply and thereby treating the condition of hypoxemia. Multiple approaches such as pressure reduction in the pulmonary circulatory system, reducing triggering mechanisms in the main pulmonary artery and restricting flow in the pulmonary circulatory system are disclosed. Interventions associated with those approaches can including shunting, restrictors, compliance devices, pharmacologic substances, etc.


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