Implantable ventilation system
AssigneeBreathin Ltd.
InventorsElias HELLOU, Shahar PELED, Gideon MEIRY, Omri NAVEH
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Abstract
Provided herein are implantable mechanical ventilation systems and methods for improving, supporting and/or treating ventilation insufficiencies in a subject in need thereof.
Claims35
A mechanical system for improving, supporting and/or treating ventilation insufficiencies in a subject in need thereof, the system comprising:
- a moveable unit configured to be attached/fixed to an anterior bony structure of a thoracic cavity, said moveable unit is physically and/or functionally associated with an actuator;
- and
- a static component configured to anchor the actuator, and be connected to a posterior section of at least one rib;
- wherein, when activated, the actuator is configured to displace the moveable unit and the attached bony structure, thereby affecting the volume of the thoracic cavity.
A surgical method for implanting a system for improving, supporting and/or treating ventilation insufficiencies in a subject in need thereof, the system comprising a moveable unit configured to be attached/fixed to an anterior bony structure of a thoracic cavity, said moveable unit is physically and/or functionally associated with an actuator;
- and a static component configured to anchor the actuator, and be connected to a posterior section of at least one rib;
- the surgical method comprising the steps of:
- fixing the moveable unit onto the anterior bony anterior bony structure of the thoracic cavity of the subject;
- positioning the static component and the actuator;
- associating the moveable unit and the actuator;
- and
- controlling the operation of the actuator by an external controller, such that when activated, the actuator is configured to displace the moveable unit, thereby inducing movement of the bony structure and affecting the volume of the thoracic cavity;
- to thereby at least partially control breathing of the subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.