Patent ID: 9358013
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method of collapsing a portion of a lung, the method comprising: delivering a device to an interior of an airway in the lung, the device comprising a central support structure having a proximal end and a distal end, an occluding member carried on the central support structure and configured to allow exhalation of air past the occluding member and inhibit inhalation of air past the occluding member, a first anchor having a first anchor end, and a second anchor having a second anchor end, each of the first anchor and the second anchor configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the second anchor end is located distal to both the occluding member and the distal end of the central support structure when the first and second anchors are in the expanded configuration; and deploying the device to a desired location within the airway such that at least one of the first anchor and the second anchor transitions to the expanded configuration and engages with an airway wall; and removing the device from the airway by releasing the first anchor and the second anchor from the airway wall and engaging a portion of the device with a removal tool.