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US 2019/0167407 A1Published application
Devices and methods for lung volume reduction
OwnerAlan SCHAER, Tom SAUL +6inventors
InventorsAlan SCHAER, Tom SAUL, Amr SALAHIEH, Lilip LAU, Don TANAKA, Sid GANDIONCO, Hung HA, Arindam DATTA
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Abstract
Methods of treating COPD, including bronchoscopically positioning a lung anchor in lung tissue, positioning an outer implant member in pleural space proximate the lung anchor, and coupling the lung anchor to the outer implant member and thereby compressing lung tissue.
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A method of treating COPD, comprising:
- bronchoscopically positioning a lung anchor in lung tissue;
- positioning an outer implant member in pleural space proximate the lung anchor;
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- coupling the lung anchor to the outer implant member and thereby compressing lung tissue.
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