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US 10,369,339 B2Granted
Devices for delivering substances through an extra-anatomic opening created in an airway
AssigneeBroncus Medical Inc.
InventorEdmund J. Roschak
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Abstract
Devices and methods for delivering substances to lung tissue through an extra-anatomic passage created in an airway.
Claims12
A method for performing a procedure on a target tissue in a lung of a patient located outside of an airway lumen, the method comprising:
- advancing a tubular structure through the airway lumen of the patient, the airway lumen comprising a tissue lumen wall;
- selecting a location along the airway lumen to create an opening through the tissue lumen wall;
- creating an incision at the location with a wire member;
- enlarging the incision with an inflatable member to form the opening;
- advancing the tubular structure into the opening;
- advancing a tool through the opening and through the passageway in the tubular structure towards the target tissue within the parenchyma;
- and
- performing a procedure on the target tissue in the parenchyma with the tool.
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A method for performing a procedure on a target tissue of a lung of a patient located outside of an airway lumen within a parenchyma of the lung, the method comprising:
- selecting a location along the airway lumen to create an access point through a tissue lumen wall;
- delivering energy to the location to create an incision at the location;
- enlarging the incision to form the access point;
- inserting a tubular structure in the access point, the tubular structure comprising an open channel to establish the access point to the target tissue within the parenchyma;
- and
- advancing a tool through the open channel, and towards the target tissue;
- and
- performing a procedure on the target tissue within the parenchyma with the tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.