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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2009
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joshua P. Wiesman, Boston, MA (US);
David C. Plough, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Richard A. Abraham, Reading, MA (US);
Gary L. Boseck, Belmont, CA (US);
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joshua P. Wiesman, Boston, MA (US);
David C. Plough, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Richard A. Abraham, Reading, MA (US);
Gary L. Boseck, Belmont, CA (US);
Potaero, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A flexible pneumostoma management device maintains the patency of a pneumostoma while controlling the flow of material through the pneumostoma. The pneumostoma management device includes a pneumostoma vent having a tube which enters the pneumostoma to allow gases to escape the lung, a flange and a filter/valve to control flow of materials through the tube. The flange is a thin flexible patch which conforms and attaches to the chest of the patient. The flange secures the tube in position in the pneumostoma. The device has features to control secretions from the pneumostoma. The secretion management features include, ridges, pores, absorbent materials, and combinations thereof.