Devices, treatments and methods to restore tissue elastic recoil
AssigneeFree Flow Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark L. Mathis, Michael W. Lau, Kevin Mitz, Ryan Braxtan
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Abstract
Pulmonary treatment devices, systems and methods of use are provided which take into account the vast tissue damage of advanced COPD sufferers and provide treatments designed specifically to treat the particularly compromised lung tissues that are present in these patients. These treatments reduce trapped air volume, tension lung tissue and enhance lung elastic recoil. A variety of embodiments are provided, including pulmonary treatment devices that move portions of lung tissue around a rotational axis into a torqued configuration, anchoring such tissue in place for improved breathing mechanics.
Claims25
A device for treating a lung comprising:
- a tissue engaging end configured to engage loose damaged tissue;
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- a stabilizing end configured to engage a lung passageway proximal to the loose damaged tissue so as to seat in the lung passageway
- wherein a portion of the device is configured to deform so as to store energy,
- wherein the device is configured to re-tension a portion of the lung by pulling the tissue engaging end proximally toward the stabilizing end in the lung passageway and at least partially maintaining such pulling by recoil force provided by deformation of the portion configured to deform.
A device as in claim 19, wherein the at least one loop includes at least one loop which curves at least partially around a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis extends from the stabilizing end to the tissue engaging end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.