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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Biggs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan Loomas, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Steven Masterson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Keith M. Burger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dave Haugaard, San Jose, CA (US);
James M. Davenport, Fallbrook, CA (US);
John Arthur Ross, Tracy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broncus Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
Methods and assemblies for reducing the volume of a lung. A plurality of anchors are anchored at different positions in the lung. A cord is attached to each of the anchors. The anchors are drawn towards one another via the cords to cause the lung to collapse, thus compressing the tissue in the lung and establishing a reduction in lung volume.
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