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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joshua P. Wiesman, Boston, MA (US);
David C. Plough, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joshua P. Wiesman, Boston, MA (US);
David C. Plough, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Portaero, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A two-phase surgical procedure is disclosed for creating a pneumostoma to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease The first phase is a procedure to induce creation of a localized pleurodesis and is preferably performed as an outpatient procedure. The second phase is a procedure to introduce a surgical instrument into the lung via the pleurodesis to create the pneumostoma. An interval of about one of more days between the first and second phases allows the formation of a stable pleurodesis to prevent pneumothorax during the procedure.