Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung
AssigneeSpiration, Inc.
InventorsHugo Xavier Gonzalez, Steven C. Springmeyer, William A. Sirokman
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AssigneeSpiration, Inc.
InventorsHugo Xavier Gonzalez, Steven C. Springmeyer, William A. Sirokman
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Systems and devices for minimally invasively treating an air leak in a lung comprise the steps of detecting an air leak in a lung; locating an airway in fluid communication with the air leak, introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent the target section and occluding an airway upstream of the air leak for a period of time. The airway occlusion device is preferably removed after the air leak has substantially permanently healed. The occluding device may be a one-way valve. The occluding device may also comprise strut members and anchors that penetrate an airway wall.
A system for use in treating an air leak in a lung, the system comprising:
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