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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Portaero, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Portaero, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A minimally invasive lung reduction device which overcomes the disadvantages associated with treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by utilizing the phenomenon of collateral ventilation to increase the expiratory flow from a diseased lung. The device also provides a means for assisting in or facilitating pulmonary decompression to compress the diseased area or area of the lung or lungs to a smaller volume.