EP 1648283 A2 20060426 - DEVICES FOR MAINTAINING PATENCY OF SURGICALLY CREATED CHANNELS IN TISSUE
Title (en)
DEVICES FOR MAINTAINING PATENCY OF SURGICALLY CREATED CHANNELS IN TISSUE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR AUFRECHTERHALTUNG DER DURCHGÄNGIGKEIT VON OPERATIV GESCHAFFENEN KANÄLEN IN GEWEBE
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIFS DESTINES A MAINTENIR LA PERMEABILITE DE CANAUX CHIRURGICALEMENT CREES DANS UN TISSU
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2004023304 W 20040719
- US 48832203 P 20030718
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005006963A2] Devices and methods for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The methods and devices create channels in lung tissue and maintain the patency of these surgically created channels in tissue. Maintaining the patency of the channels allows air to pass directly out of the lung tissue which facilitates the exchange of oxygen ultimately into the blood and/or decompresses hyper-inflated lungs.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/84 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2006.01)
IPC 8 main group level
A61B (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3486 (2013.01); A61F 2002/043 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005006963 A2 20050127; WO 2005006963 A3 20061005; EP 1648283 A2 20060426; EP 1648283 A4 20111221; EP 1648284 A2 20060426; EP 1648284 A4 20111228; WO 2005006964 A2 20050127; WO 2005006964 A3 20061019
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2004023304 W 20040719; EP 04778682 A 20040719; EP 04778683 A 20040719; US 2004023305 W 20040719