Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices and methods for lumen occlusion
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Application No.: US14664183Application Date: 2015-03-20
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Publication No.: US09642624B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Gary J. Leanna , Paul Smith , Sean P. Fleury , Man Minh Nguyen , Jason Weiner
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/12
- IPC: A61B17/12 ; A61B18/14 ; A61F2/04 ; A61F2/844 ; A61M25/10 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B18/00 ; A61F2/848 ; A61F2/958 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/30

Abstract:
Methods and devices for at least partially occluding an airway of a lung is disclosed. The method includes deploying a catheter into the airway such that a balloon at a distal end of the catheter is positioned proximate a tissue wall that defines the airway, and inflating the balloon to cause pressure to be applied on a portion of the tissue wall. The method may also include deflating the balloon to cause the portion of the tissue wall to be drawn radially inward to at least partially occlude the airway.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150265283A1 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LUMEN OCCLUSION Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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