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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Rox Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rodney A. Brenneman, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Auburndale, FL (US);
Assignee:
ROX Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/135 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61M 39/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3655 (2013.01); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61B 17/135 (2013.01); A61M 1/3653 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1135 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01); A61M 39/0208 (2013.01); A61M 39/28 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1052 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3515 (2013.01); A61M 2210/12 (2013.01); A61M 2210/127 (2013.01); A61M 2230/005 (2013.01); A61M 2230/202 (2013.01); A61M 2230/205 (2013.01); A61M 2230/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for treatment of COPD, hypertension, and left ventricular hypertrophy, and chronic hypoxia including creation of an artificial arterio-venous fistula and installation of a flow mediating device proximate the fistula. The flow mediating device is operated to limit flow as medically indicated to provide the optimum amount of bypass flow.