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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Lewis H. Marten, Westwood, MA (US);
Dennis Creedon, Sandwich, MA (US);
Christopher Vettori, Marshfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lewis H. Marten, Westwood, MA (US);
Dennis Creedon, Sandwich, MA (US);
Christopher Vettori, Marshfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
E. Benson Hood Laboratories, Pembroke, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices used in the management of bodily airways including bronchial and tracheal stents, bronchial Y-tubes, bronchial TY-tubes, nasal septal buttons, and nasal stents. The present invention also relates to devices used to manage the esophagus, such as salivary bypass tubes. These devices may comprise a fiber mesh imbedded in the walls of the device in order to provide integrity to the device wall and permit anchoring and suturing of the device.