US6632243B1
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Body fluid flow control device
Assignee: Pulmonx Corp
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Filing: 1999-09-16
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Granted: 2003-10-14
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Expires: 2019-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A device to provide body fluid flow control in the form of a valve to be located within a duct or passageway. The device is controlled through pressure above a preselected threshold. Bulk resilience about a passageway in a valve body provides the mechanism for controlled flow. One-way valve operation may be provided through a flap or through a pressure differential on the valve body depending upon the direction of flow. A frame structure positioned within a resilient seal includes longitudinally elongate elements which may be of spring material, malleable material or heat recoverable material so as to accomplish an initial insertion state and an expanded anchoring state. A valve support transitions between the resilient seal portion and the valve body to insure that the states do not change the threshold opening pressure. Insertion devices may be employed to position and actuate a change of state of the frame in the body duct or passageway.
Inventors
- 👤 Gholam-Reza Zadno-Azizi
- 👤 John S. Ford
- 👤 April Marano-Ford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412; A61F2/2418; A61F2/0004; A61F2/0009; A61F2/0022; A61F2/2475; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0023; A61F2210/0033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A body fluid flow control device comprising a cylindrically-shaped, resilient seal of substantially annular configuration; a frame of substantially circular cross-section extending within at least a portion of the resilient seal and including a passageway extending longitudinally through the frame and at least one longitudinally extending element having an insertion state and an anchoring state, the anchoring state being with the at least one longitudinally extending element outwardly of the insertion state, thereby expanding the portion of the resilient seal within which the frame extends, the passageway being inwardly of the at least one longitudinally extending element; a valve body having bulk resilience and a passage therethrough resiliently biased closed by the bulk resilience and communicating with the passageway; a valve support about the valve body and attached to the valve body and to the resilient seal, the passage being in communication with the passageway extending longitudinally through the frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A body fluid flow control device comprising a cylindrically-shaped, resilient seal of substantially annular configuration; a frame of substantially circular cross-section extending within at least a portion of the resilient seal and including a passageway extending longitudinally through the frame and at least one longitudinally extending element having an insertion state and an anchoring state, the anchoring state being with the at least one longitudinally extending element outwardly of the insertion state, thereby expanding the portion of the resilient seal within which the frame extends, the passageway being inwardly of the at least one longitudinally extending element; a valve body having bulk resilience and a passage therethrough resiliently biased closed by the bulk resilience and communicating with the passageway; a valve support about the valve body and attached to the valve body and to the resilient seal, the passage being in communication with the passageway extending longitudinally through the frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 1 , the resilient seal further including a skirt extending at least partially over the at least one longitudinally extending element to form a peripheral seal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 1 , the resilient seal further including a skirt extending fully over the frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 1 , the passage having a predetermined fluid opening pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 4 , the fluid opening pressure being about 0.2 psi to about 3.0 psi.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 4 , the fluid opening pressure being about 0.005 psi to about 1.0 psi.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 1 , the passage being a single slit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 1 , the resilient seal, the valve body and the valve support being one piece.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The body fluid flow control device of claim 1 , the at least one longitudinally extending element being heat recoverable with a transition temperature range below a reasonable range of human body temperatures.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The body fluid flow device of claim 1 , the at least one longitudinally extending element being spring biased towards the anchoring state and being held in the insertion state by preconstraint of the at least one longitudinally extending element by a constraining tube.
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