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US 8,784,400 B2Granted
Devices for delivering substances through an extra-anatomic opening created in an airway
AssigneeBroncus Medical Inc.
InventorEdmund J. Roschak
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Abstract
Devices and methods for delivering substances to lung tissue through an extra-anatomic passage created in an airway.
Claims20
A method of accessing lung tissue through an opening in an airway wall, the method comprising:
- advancing a catheter into the lung;
- advancing the catheter through the opening in the airway wall to access a treatment site in lung tissue beyond the airway wall;
- accessing the treatment site using the catheter;
- and
- performing a procedure at the treatment site.
2 more elements
A method of accessing lung tissue through an opening in an airway wall, the method comprising:
- advancing a catheter into the lung;
- advancing a rounded end of the catheter through the opening in the airway wall to access a treatment site in lung tissue beyond the airway wall;
- accessing the treatment site using the catheter;
- and
- performing a procedure at the treatment site.
2 more elements
A method of accessing lung tissue through an opening in an airway wall, the method comprising:
- advancing a catheter into the lung;
- enlarging the opening;
- advancing a rounded end of the catheter into the opening in the airway wall to access a treatment site in lung tissue beyond the airway wall;
- preventing closure of the opening;
- accessing the treatment site using the catheter;
- and
- performing a procedure at the treatment site.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.