Patent ID: 8512414
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. In combination, an airway stent and an integral anchor, comprising: a stent body having a cylindrical shape, and proximal and distal ends; a suture anchor secured to said stent body, said suture anchor comprising a length of suture, a T-bar element secured to a distal end of the length of suture and said T-bar element placed within a hollow interior space of the stent body, and said length of suture extending through a wall of the stent body; a pad having an opening to receive the suture; a plurality of studs disposed on an exterior surface of said stent body and selectively spaced along said stent body for improving frictional engagement of the stent within the airway; at least one of a clamp or knot securing an end of the suture against the pad; wherein said suture is of a sufficient length to further extend substantially horizontally through a neck of a patient, and said pad being positioned externally against the neck of the patient.