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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Loc Phan, San Jose, CA (US);
Ed Roschak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Loc Phan, San Jose, CA (US);
Ed Roschak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broncus Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This is directed to methods and devices suited for maintaining an opening in a wall of a body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed maintaining patency of channels that alter gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of, for instance, an individual having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.