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Patent US9198669 - Articulable anchor - Google Patents
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to devices implantable into a human lung, for example to reduce the volume of air trapped in a diseased portion of the lung to prevent inhalation while permitting expiration out of the diseased portion. In some embodiments, the device comprises a distal portion with...http://www.google.ca/patents/US9198669?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US9198669 - Articulable anchor
Publication number US9198669 B2
Application number US 14/106,459
Also published as CA2648142A1, CN101460113A, CN101460113B, CN102058443A, CN102579155A, CN102579155B, EP2001402A2, EP2001402B1, US7691151, US8454708, US8647392, US20070232992, US20100262071, US20120209308, US20140107802, US20160199066, WO2007123690A2, WO2007123690A3
Publication number 106459, 14106459, US 9198669 B2, US 9198669B2, US-B2-9198669, US9198669 B2, US9198669B2
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US 9198669 B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to devices implantable into a human lung, for example to reduce the volume of air trapped in a diseased portion of the lung to prevent inhalation while permitting expiration out of the diseased portion. In some embodiments, the device comprises a distal portion with an anchor system that may anchor the device into tissue of an air passageway wall, and the distal portion may be connected to a proximal portion via a flexible portion that permits the distal portion to articulate substantially with respect to the proximal portion, such that the distal portion and the proximal portion may be non-collinear along a longitudinal axis of the distal portion. This may facilitate implantation of the device into a non-linear air passageway.
1. An implantable device for deployment in an air passageway, the device comprising:
an occluding device comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
an anchor adapted to secure the occluding device within the air passageway, the anchor comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis; and
a connecting mechanism joining the occluding device and the anchor, the connecting mechanism having a first end connected to the occluding device and a second end connected to the anchor the first end of the connecting mechanism moveable toward and away from the second end of the connecting mechanism to move the anchor relative to the occluding device along the longitudinal axis to thereby change a distance between the distal end of the occluding device and the proximal end of the anchor.
2. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the connecting mechanism limits axial movement of the anchor and occluding device away from each other but permits movement of the anchor and the occluding device toward each other.
3. The implantable device of claim 2, wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a tether.
4. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the anchor is axially fixed relative to the connecting mechanism.
5. The implantable device of claim 1 further comprising a biasing member positioned between the occluding device and the anchor.
6. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the occluding device comprises a holder at the distal end of the occluding device that defines an occluding chamber configured to receive a proximal end of the connecting mechanism and wherein the anchor comprises a holder at the proximal end of the anchor that defines an anchor chamber configured to receive a distal end of the connecting mechanism.
7. The implantable device of claim 6, wherein the proximal end of the connecting mechanism can move within the occluding chamber and the distal end of the connecting mechanism can move within the anchor chamber.
8. The implantable device of claim 6, wherein the proximal and distal ends of the connecting mechanism are enlarged relative to a middle of the connecting mechanism.
9. An implantable device for deployment in an air passageway, the device comprising:
an occluding device;
an anchor adapted to secure the occluding device within the air passageway, the anchor comprising a central axis; and
a connecting mechanism connected to the occluding device at an first connection point and connected to the anchor at a second connecting point, the first connecting point moveable with respect to the second connecting point.
10. The implantable device of claim 9, wherein the connecting mechanism permits relative axial movement between the occluding device and the anchor.
11. The implantable device of claim 10, wherein the occluding device is configured to move axially relative to the anchor and relative to the connecting mechanism.
12. The implantable device of claim 10, wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a flexible material.
13. The implantable device of claim 12, wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a body formed of the flexible material and ends formed of a rigid material.
14. The implantable device of claim 9, wherein the connecting mechanism is a connecting rod.
15. The implantable device of claim 14, wherein the occluding device comprises a holder at the distal end of the occluding device that defines an occluding chamber configured to receive a proximal end of the connecting rod, and wherein the anchor comprises a holder at the proximal end of the anchor that defines an anchor chamber configured to receive a distal end of the connecting rod.
16. A system for inserting a pulmonary device into an air passageway of a lung, the system comprising:
a pulmonary device configured to be inserted into a distal end of the catheter, the pulmonary device comprising:
an anchor for securing the occluding device within the air passageway; and
a connector connected to the occluding device and to the anchor, the connector configured to permit axial movement between the occluding device and the anchor.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the connector comprises a tether.
18. The system of claim 16, further comprising a biasing member positioned between the occluding device and the anchor.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the connector extends through the biasing member.
20. The implantable device of claim 16, wherein the connector comprises a flexible material.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/457,346, filed Apr. 26, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/754,394, filed Apr. 5, 2010, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,454,708, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/585,415, filed Oct. 24, 2006, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,691,151, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(c) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/787,995, filed Mar. 31, 2006. The foregoing applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
All patents and publications mentioned herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. Except as further described herein, the embodiments, features, systems, devices, materials, methods and techniques described herein may, in some embodiments, be similar to any one or more of the embodiments, features, systems, devices, materials, methods and techniques described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/409,785 (U.S. Publication 2004-0200484), filed Apr. 8, 2003; Ser. No. 09/951,105 (U.S. Publication No. 2003/0050648A1), filed Mar. 13, 2003; Ser. No. 10/848,571, filed May 17, 2004; Ser. No. 10/847,554, filed May 17, 2004; Ser. No. 10/418,929, filed Apr. 17, 2003; Ser. No. 10/081,712 (U.S. Publication 2002-0112729), filed Feb. 21, 2002; Ser. No. 10/178,073 (U.S. Publication 2003-0154988), filed Jun. 21, 2002; Ser. No. 10/317,667 (U.S. Publication 2003-0158515), filed Dec. 11, 2002; Ser. No. 10/103,487 (U.S. Publication 2003-0181922), filed Mar. 20, 2002; Ser. No. 10/124,790 (U.S. Publication 2003-0195385), filed Apr. 16, 2002; Ser. No. 10/143,353 (U.S. Publication 2003-0212412), filed Mar. 9, 2002; Ser. No. 10/150,547 (U.S. Publication 2003/0216769), filed May 17, 2002; Ser. No. 10/196,513 (U.S. Publication 2004-0010209), filed Jul. 15, 2002; Ser. No. 10/254,392 (U.S. Publication 2004/0059263), filed Sep. 24, 2002; Ser. No. 10/387,963 (U.S. Publication 2004-0210248), filed Mar. 12, 2003; Ser. No. 10/745,401, filed Dec. 22, 2003; U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,293,951; 6,258,100; 6722360; 6,592,594, which are hereby incorporated herein and made part of this specification. In addition, the embodiments, features, systems, devices, materials, methods and techniques described herein may, in certain embodiments, be applied to or used in connection with any one or more of the embodiments, features, systems, devices, materials, methods and techniques disclosed in the above-mentioned incorporated applications and patents.
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International Classification A61F2/82, A61B17/12, A61F2/04, A61F2/24
Cooperative Classification A61F2310/00011, A61F2220/0016, A61F2220/0091, A61F2230/0006, A61F2/04, A61B17/12104, A61F2/24, A61B17/12172, A61F2002/828, A61B17/12022, A61F2002/043