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Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures
Assignee: Pulmonx Corp
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Filing: 2001-03-02
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Granted: 2004-02-24
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Expires: 2021-03-02
Abstract
Abstract An implantable flow control element is provided which prevents air from entering an isolated portion of a patient's lung. The element may permit air to escape from the isolated portion so that the element acts like a valve. Systems for implanting pulmonary devices are also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark E. Deem
- 👤 Bernard H. Andreas
- 👤 Sunmi Chew
- 👤 Antony J. Fields
- 👤 Ronald French
- 👤 Hanson S. Gifford, III
- 👤 Ronald R. Hundertmark
- 👤 Alan R. Rapacki
- 👤 Douglas S. Sutton
- 👤 Peter M. Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:57
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K15/00; F16K15/14; F16K15/144; F16K15/147; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12104; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12168; A61B17/12172; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412; A61F2/2476; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61P; A61P1/00; A61P11/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/221; A61B2017/1205; A61B2017/2215; A61B90/00; A61B90/06; A61B2090/061; A61F2/2403; A61F2/2418; A61F2002/043; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0008; A61F2220/0016; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 62
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve has a first lip and a second lip, the first and second lips engaging one another when the valve is in a closed position, and wherein the first lip is stiffer than the second lip, the first lip biasing the second lip toward the closed position.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve has a first lip and a second lip, the first and second lips engaging one another when the valve is in a closed position, and wherein the first lip is stiffer than the second lip, the first lip biasing the second lip toward the closed position.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
81 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve has a first lip and a second lip, the first and second lips engaging one another when the valve is in a closed position, and wherein the first and second lips form a duckbill valve.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
81 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve has a first lip and a second lip, the first and second lips engaging one another when the valve is in a closed position, and wherein the first and second lips form a duckbill valve.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
81 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve has a first lip and a second lip, the first and second lips engaging one another when the valve is in a closed position, and wherein the first and second lips form a heimlich valve.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
81 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve has a first lip and a second lip, the first and second lips engaging one another when the valve is in a closed position, and wherein the first and second lips form a heimlich valve.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
76 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a plurality of rings; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
76 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a plurality of rings; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as defined in claim 4 , wherein the rings have different sizes so that they seal different size locations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 4 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 10 inch water.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 4 , wherein the valve is selected from the group consisting of poppet, ball, duckbill, heimlich, flap, and leaflet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as defined in claim 4 , wherein the body includes an expandable support structure.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
75 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passgeway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a helical ring; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
75 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passgeway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a helical ring; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 9 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 10 inch water.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 9 , wherein the valve is selected from the group consisting of poppet, ball, duckbill, heimlich, flap, and leaflet.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
75 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a frustoconical surface; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
75 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a frustoconical surface; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 12 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 10 inch water.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 12 , wherein the valve is selected from the group consisting of poppet, ball, duckbill, heimlich, flap, and leaflet.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
50 words
A device for controlling airflow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has at least 10 bristles; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
50 words
A device for controlling airflow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has at least 10 bristles; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
76 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, and wherein the sealing portion is deflectable to permit the passage of air in an expiratory direction; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratoiy air to pass through the valve.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
76 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body, wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, and wherein the sealing portion is deflectable to permit the passage of air in an expiratory direction; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratoiy air to pass through the valve.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 16 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 10 inch water.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 16 , wherein the valve is selected from the group consisting of poppet, ball, duckbill, heimlich, flap, and leaflet.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device as defined in claim 16 , wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a plurality of rings.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
60 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve is selected from the group consisting of poppet, ball, duckbill, heimlich, flap and leaflet.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
60 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve is selected from the group consisting of poppet, ball, duckbill, heimlich, flap and leaflet.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the body is expandable from a collapsed position to an expanded position.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 10 inch water.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 5 inch water.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 1 inch water.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as defined in claim 25 , wherein the sealing portion is made of a resilient material.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 25 , wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a plurality of rings.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as defined in claim 27 , wherein the rings have different sizes so that they seal different size locations.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, wherein the sealing portion is a ring, and wherein the sealing portion has a frustoconical surface.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the body has a sealing portion which seals against the wall of the pulmonary passageway, and wherein the sealing portion is deflectable to permit the passage of air in an expiratory direction.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
60 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the valve has a support structure with the valve mounted to the support structure, and wherein the body is coupled to the support structure with at least one connection, the connection being contained within an opening in the support structure so that the connection is free to move within the opening.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the body is made of an elastomeric material.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device as defined in claim 20 , wherein the body includes an expandable support structure and wherein the body covers only part of the expandable support structure.
Claim 43
Independent Claim
106 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve is formed by a number of independent sections which each have an open position and a closed position, and wherein the independent sections are configured to form a valve with a portion of the wall of the pulmonary passageway, the independent sections engaging the wall in a closed position and being spaced apart from the wall in an open position.
Claim 44
Independent Claim
106 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the valve is formed by a number of independent sections which each have an open position and a closed position, and wherein the independent sections are configured to form a valve with a portion of the wall of the pulmonary passageway, the independent sections engaging the wall in a closed position and being spaced apart from the wall in an open position.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as defined in claim 34 , wherein the body is expandable from a collapsed position to en expanded position.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 34 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 10 inch water.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 34 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 5 inch water.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 34 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 1 inch water.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as defined in claim 34 , wherein the body includes an expandable support structure.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as defined in claim 34 , wherein the valve is generally conical.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 34 , wherein the body has a support structure with the valve mounted to the support structure.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device as defined in claim 41 , wherein the support structure is tapered to be larger at one end.
Claim 53
Independent Claim
95 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the body has a support structure with the valve mounted to the support structure, and wherein the body is coupled to the support structure with at least one connection, the connection being contained within an opening in the support structure so that the connection is free to move within the opening.
Claim 54
Independent Claim
95 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the body has a support structure with the valve mounted to the support structure, and wherein the body is coupled to the support structure with at least one connection, the connection being contained within an opening in the support structure so that the connection is free to move within the opening.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 43 , wherein the valve opens upon a pressure differential of no more than 10 inch water.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device as defined in claim 43 , wherein the support structure is tapered to be larger at one end.
Claim 57
Independent Claim
71 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the body has a support structure with the valve mounted to the support structure, and wherein the support structure is tapered to be larger at one end.
Claim 58
Independent Claim
71 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve, wherein the body has a support structure with the valve mounted to the support structure, and wherein the support structure is tapered to be larger at one end.
Claim 59
Independent Claim
53 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve; and a sealant on an exterior surface of the device.
Claim 60
Independent Claim
53 words
A device for controlling air flow in a pulmonary passageway, comprising: a body; a valve coupled to the body, the valve configured to prevent air from entering an isolated portion of the patient's lung but permitting expiratory air to pass through the valve; and a sealant on an exterior surface of the device.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as defined in claim 47 , wherein the sealant is an adhesive.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as defined in claim 47 , wherein the sealant is a flowable substance which conforms to the pulmonary site.
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