# US 8,464,708 B2 · Pneumostoma management system having a cosmetic and/or protective cover > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,464,708 B2 - Document ID: US8464708B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/388,460 - Filed: 2009-02-18 - Published: 2009-08-20 - Granted: 2013-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2008-02-19 - Assignees: Portaero, Inc. - Applicants: David C. Plough; Don Tanaka; Joshua P. Wiesman; Jeffrey C. Cerier; Richard A. Abraham; Stephen C. Evans; Gary L. Boseck - Inventors: David C. Plough; Don Tanaka; Joshua P. Wiesman; Jeffrey C. Cerier; Richard A. Abraham; Stephen C. Evans; Gary L. Boseck - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464708B2 ## CPC - A61M 27/00: Drainage appliance for wounds or the like {, i.e. wound drains, implanted drains} ({negative pressure wound therapy devices A61M1/90;} implements for holding wound open A61B17/02 {; middle ear drainage A61F11/202}) - A61K 9/007: {Pulmonary tract; Aromatherapy} - A61M 1/04: {Artificial} pneumothorax apparatus - A61M 13/00: Insufflators for therapeutic or disinfectant purposes {, i.e. devices for blowing a gas, powder or vapour into the body (hand-held units in which gas flow is produced by muscular energy at the moment of use B05B11/062)} - A61M 16/0816: {Joints or connectors} - A61M 16/0833: {T- or Y-type connectors, e.g. Y-piece} - A61M 16/202: {electrically actuated} - A61M 25/02: Holding devices, e.g. on the body - A61M 25/04: in the body, e.g. expansible {(A61M25/10, A61M16/0488 take precedence)} - A61M 25/10: Balloon catheters ({A61M25/0125 takes precedence; embolectomy A61B17/22032; retractors A61B17/02;} inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts A61F2/958 {; stomach balloons for treatment of obesity A61F5/0003; oesophagal tubes A61J15/00}) - A61M 39/0247: {Transcutaneous or percutaneous access sites to the inside of the body} - A61B 2017/00809: {Lung operations} - A61M 11/00: Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes (in general B05B; {aerosol containers B65D83/14}) - A61M 11/005: {using ultrasonics (spraying or atomising liquids using ultrasonic vibrations in general B05B17/06)} - A61M 11/042: {electrical} - A61M 15/0085: {using ultrasonics (spraying or atomising liquids using ultrasonic vibrations in general B05B17/06)} - A61M 15/009: {using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans (pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08)} - A61M 15/02: with activated or ionised {fluids, e.g. electrohydrodynamic [EHD] or electrostatic devices}; Ozone-inhalators {with radioactive tagged particles} - A61M 39/02: Access sites - A61M 2039/0252: {for access to the lungs} - A61M 2039/0276: {for introducing or removing fluids into or out of the body} - A61M 2202/0208: Oxygen - A61M 2202/025: Helium - A61M 2202/064: Powder - A61M 2205/075: Bulb type - A61M 2205/7518: bacterial - A61M 2205/7536: allowing gas passage, but preventing liquid passage, e.g. liquophobic, hydrophobic, water-repellent membranes - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A pneumostoma management system which includes a pneumostoma management device and a cover. The pneumostoma management device maintains the patency of a pneumostoma while controlling the flow of material through the pneumostoma. The pneumostoma management device includes a hydrophobic filter and/or a one-way filter. The cover serves to protect the pneumostoma management device and/or provide a cosmetic skin to make the pneumostoma management device more acceptable to the patient and thereby encourage patient compliance with a pneumostoma treatment regimen. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pneumostoma management system comprising: a cover and a pneumostoma management device; wherein the pneumostoma management device comprises a tube adapted to be inserted in a pneumostoma, said tube connected to an external section in order to secure the pneumostoma management device to a chest of a patient; wherein the cover includes a plurality of patient selectable covers, wherein each of the said patient selectable covers is different in appearance; wherein the cover is configured to detachably attach to and conform to the pneumostoma management device such that said cover presents an outward surface which substantially obscures the external section of the pneumostoma management device from view of a non-patient; wherein the outward surface of the cover is designed to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises one or more clips configured to releasably attach the cover to and conform to the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises an adhesive surface configured to detachably attach the cover to and conform to the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, further comprising a threaded coupling that can releasably attach the cover to and conform to the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises one or more apertures to allow gases to escape from the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the outward surface of the cover is color-matched with a skin color of a patient in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the outward surface of the cover is provided with an ornamental pattern in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the outward surface of the cover is provided with a patient-customizable pattern in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the outward surface of the cover is a printable surface and wherein at least one of a customizable pattern and color is printed on the outward surface prior to use of the cover in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The pneumostoma management system of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of apertures which are large enough to allow gases to escape from the pneumostoma management device but are each 1 mm or less in diameter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein said tube includes an aperture that is adapted to communicate with the lung of a patient; and said cover can be placed over said aperture in order to close said aperture. ### Claim 12 A cover for a pneumostoma management device wherein the pneumostoma management device comprises a tube adapted to be inserted in a pneumostoma, said tube connected to an external section in order to secure the pneumostoma management device to a chest of a patient and wherein the cover comprises: a body having an outward surface and an attachment surface; wherein the cover includes a plurality of patient selectable covers, wherein each of the said patient selectable covers is different in appearance; wherein the attachment surface is configured to detachably attach the cover to and conform to a pneumostoma management device; wherein the outward surface is adapted to substantially obscure the external section of the pneumostoma management device from view of a non-patient; wherein the outward surface of the body is designed to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the attachment surface of the cover comprises one or more clips configured to releasably attach the cover to and conform to the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the attachment surface of the cover comprises an adhesive surface configured to detachably attach the cover to and conform to the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the cover comprises one or more apertures to allow gases to escape from the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the outward surface of the cover is color-matched with a skin color of a patient in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the outward surface of the cover is provided with an ornamental pattern in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the outward surface of the cover is provided with a patient-customizable pattern in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the outward surface of the cover is a printable surface and wherein at least one of a customizable pattern and color is printed on the outward surface prior to use of the cover in order for the cover to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of apertures which are large enough in aggregation to allow gases to escape from the pneumostoma management device but are each 1 mm or less in diameter.