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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2009
David C. Plough, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joshua P. Wiesman, Boston, MA (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Richard A. Abraham, Reading, MA (US);
Stephen C. Evans, Westford, MA (US);
Gary L. Boseck, Belmont, CA (US);
David C. Plough, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joshua P. Wiesman, Boston, MA (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Richard A. Abraham, Reading, MA (US);
Stephen C. Evans, Westford, MA (US);
Gary L. Boseck, Belmont, CA (US);
Portaero, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A pneumostoma management system which includes a pneumostoma management device and a cover. The pneumostoma management device maintains the patency of a pneumostoma while controlling the flow of material through the pneumostoma. The pneumostoma management device includes a hydrophobic filter and/or a one-way filter. The cover serves to protect the pneumostoma management device and/or provide a cosmetic skin to make the pneumostoma management device more acceptable to the patient and thereby encourage patient compliance with a pneumostoma treatment regimen.