Patent ID: 8529542
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of fusing two pleural layers, the method comprising: (a) providing a catheter coated with a sclerosing agent, wherein the catheter comprises a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein said catheter provides sustained release of the sclerosing agent into the pleural layer over a period of time greater than or equal to twenty-four hours; and (b) inserting the distal end of the catheter into a pleural space between a first pleural layer and a second pleural layer such that the catheter terminates in the pleural space, wherein the distal end of the catheter is inserted in an insertion point; wherein release of the sclerosing agent creates a diffuse pleurodesis of the first pleural layer and the second pleural layer, wherein: