Patent ID: 8414655
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of moving a device in an air passageway, wherein the device comprises a flexible frame with at least one frame support, the frame support further comprising at least one fixation projection configured to extend inwardly into the air passageway while deployed, wherein the at least one fixation projection is configured to release from the air passageway when pulled in a proximal direction, the method of moving the device comprising: advancing a catheter through a trachea and into the air passageway, the catheter having at least one internal lumen; advancing a retractor through the internal lumen of the catheter to the device; grasping a portion of the device with the retractor; collapsing the device to free the device from deployment in the air passageway; and advancing the catheter over at least a portion of the retractor and a proximal end of the device; and withdrawing the catheter from the air passageway and trachea.