公开(公告)号：US06293951B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-25

申请号：US09379972

申请日：1999-08-24

申请人： Clifton A. Alferness ,  Richard Y. Lin ,  Wilfred E. Jaeger

发明人： Clifton A. Alferness ,  Richard Y. Lin ,  Wilfred E. Jaeger

IPC分类号： A61F1100

CPC分类号： A61F2/04 ,  A61B17/12104 ,  A61B17/12172 ,  A61F2/24 ,  A61F2002/043

摘要： A device, system, and method provides for lung size reduction by permanently collapsing at least a portion of a lung. The lung portion may be collapsed by obstructing the air passageway which communicates the lung portion to be collapsed. The air passageway may be obstructed by an obstructing member which precludes airflow in either direction or with a one-way valve which permits air to be exhaled from the lung portion while precluding air from being inhaled into the lung portion. In addition, a vacuum may be pulled within the lung portion to be collapsed for collapsing the lung portion and while the lung portion is collapsed the obstructing member may be placed in the air passageway to maintain the lung portion in a permanently collapsed state.

摘要翻译： 装置，系统和方法通过永久地塌缩至少一部分肺而提供肺尺寸减小。 肺部分可以通过阻塞连通待收缩的肺部分的空气通道而折叠。 空气通道可能被妨碍任何一个方向气流的阻塞构件阻塞，或者阻止空气被吸入肺部的单向阀，从而允许空气从肺部呼出。 此外，真空可以在肺部分内被拉动以被塌缩以塌陷肺部，而当肺部收缩时，阻塞构件可以放置在空气通道中，以保持肺部分处于永久塌陷状态。

公开(公告)号：US06258100B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-10

申请号：US09686204

申请日：2000-10-10

申请人： Clifton A. Alferness ,  Richard Y. Lin ,  Wilfred E. Jaeger

发明人： Clifton A. Alferness ,  Richard Y. Lin ,  Wilfred E. Jaeger

IPC分类号： A61F1100

CPC分类号： A61F2/04 ,  A61B17/12104 ,  A61B17/12172 ,  A61F2/24 ,  A61F2002/043

摘要： A device, system, and method provides for lung size reduction by permanently collapsing at least a portion of a lung. The lung portion may be collapsed by obstructing the air passageway which communicates the lung portion to be collapsed. The air passageway may be obstructed by an obstructing member which precludes airflow in either direction or with a one-way valve which permits air to be exhaled from the lung portion while precluding air from being inhaled into the lung portion. In addition, a vacuum may be pulled within the lung portion to be collapsed for collapsing the lung portion and while the lung portion is collapsed the obstructing member may be placed in the air passageway to maintain the lung portion in a permanently collapsed state.

摘要翻译： 装置，系统和方法通过永久地塌缩至少一部分肺而提供肺尺寸减小。 肺部分可以通过阻塞连通待收缩的肺部分的空气通道而折叠。 空气通道可能被妨碍任何一个方向气流的阻塞构件阻塞，或者阻止空气被吸入肺部的单向阀，从而允许空气从肺部呼出。 此外，真空可以在肺部分内被拉动以被塌缩以塌陷肺部，而当肺部收缩时，阻塞构件可以放置在空气通道中，以保持肺部分处于永久塌陷状态。

公开(公告)号：US06416554B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09379973

申请日：1999-08-24

申请人： Clifton A. Alferness ,  Richard Y. Lin ,  Wilfred E. Jaeger

发明人： Clifton A. Alferness ,  Richard Y. Lin ,  Wilfred E. Jaeger

IPC分类号： A61F236

CPC分类号： A61B17/00234 ,  A61B17/12 ,  A61F2/0063

摘要： An apparatus and method reduces the size of a lung. The apparatus includes a jacket of flexible fabric configured to cover at least a portion of the lung. A lace, carried by the jacket, collapses the jacket about the lung portion. The jacket may further include a drawstring circumscribing the jacket at the base for closing the open base of the jacket about the lung portion. The collapsing of the jacket may be employed for both reducing the size of the lung and maintaining the lung in a reduced size condition or the lung portion may be deflated prior to the placement of the jacket over the lung portion, in which case, the jacket serves to prevent re-expansion of the lung portion.

摘要翻译： 一种装置和方法减小了肺的大小。 该装置包括被配置为覆盖至少一部分肺的柔性织物的护套。 由夹克携带的蕾丝围绕肺部折叠夹克。 护套还可以包括在基部处围绕护套的束带，以关闭围绕肺部分的护套的敞开的基部。 夹套的塌陷可以用于减小肺的尺寸并将肺保持在减小的尺寸状态，或者在将护套放置在肺部之上之前肺部可能会放气，在这种情况下，护套 用于防止肺部的再膨胀。