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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12104 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61B 17/12177 (2013.01); A61F 2002/043 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0093 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airway valve apparatusfor at least partially sealing an airwayof a subjectcomprising: a hub; a plurality of anchor strutsdisposed about and in communication with the hub; a plurality of support strutsdisposed about and in communication with the hub; one or more membranes that are in communication with the plurality of anchor struts, the plurality of support struts, or both; and wherein the anchor struts include one or more anchor elementsdisposed at a distal end of the anchor struts, the one or more anchor elements configured to engage a wallof the airway.