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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 201110022562', 'Application No. 2012082800791790', 'Application No. 200880117320', 'Application No. 200880117320', 'Application No. 08', 'Application No. 03', 'Application No. 09', 'Application No. 10196887', 'Application No. 08', 'Application No. 12164169', 'Application No. 03', 'Application No. 09739872', 'Application No. 03716212', 'Application No. 09739872', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 2009']

Patente US8956319 - One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung - Google Patentes
An intra-bronchial device placed and anchored in an air passageway of a patient to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway. The device includes a support structure, an obstructing member carried by the support structure that reduces ventilation to the lung portion by preventing air...http://www.google.es/patents/US8956319?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US8956319 - One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung
Número de publicación US8956319 B2
Número de solicitud US 13/554,987
Fecha de presentación 20 Jul 2012
También publicado como US7434578, US7842061, US7875048, US8257381, US9358013, US20030216769, US20040143282, US20040167636, US20050033344, US20110079221, US20120289989, US20160008002
Número de publicación 13554987, 554987, US 8956319 B2, US 8956319B2, US-B2-8956319, US8956319 B2, US8956319B2
Inventores David H. Dillard, Hugo X. Gonzalez, Seung Yi, Lauri J. DeVore, Mia Park, Dean T. Corcoran, Jenni Rimbaugh, Clifton A. Alferness
Citas de patentes (560), Otras citas (62), Citada por (3), Clasificaciones (15)
US 8956319 B2
1. A device for obstructing an airway, the device comprising:
a central support structure, the central support structure having a proximal end and a distal end;
an occluding member carried on the central support structure, the occluding member configured to transition between a compressed configuration and an occluding configuration;
a first anchor having a first anchor end, the first anchor connected to the central support structure and configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and
a second anchor having a second anchor end, the second anchor configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
wherein the second anchor end is positioned distal to both the first anchor end and the distal end of the support structure when the first anchor and the second anchor are in the expanded configuration; and
wherein the occluding member comprises a one-way valve.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first anchor end and the second anchor end is configured to penetrate tissue in the airway.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein at least one of the first anchor end and the second anchor end further comprises a stop, wherein said stop is configured to limit a depth to which at least one of the first anchor end and the second anchor end is able to penetrate tissue in the airway.
4. The device of claim 2, wherein at least one of the first anchor end and the second anchor end is releasable from the tissue in the airway.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the occluding member comprises a generally conical flexible membrane.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to fit within a working channel of a catheter when the occluding member is in the compressed configuration and the first anchor and second anchor are in the collapsed configuration.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the occluding member inhibits movement of air past the occluding member in the distal direction through the airway when the occluding member is in the occluding configuration.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first anchor and the second anchor forms an anchor base angle with a longitudinal axis of the central support structure, the anchor base angle creating an anchor deployment force and causing anchor release.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first anchor and the second anchor is constructed of a shape memory material.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the central support structure comprises a plurality of frame members.
11. The device of claim 10, wherein the plurality of frame members are constructed of a shape memory material.
12. The device of claim 10, wherein the plurality of frame members are configured to transition between an expanded configuration and a compressed configuration.
13. The device of claim 10, wherein the occluding member is carried on the plurality of frame members.
14. The device of claim 1, wherein the occluding member has a closed distal end and an opened proximal end.
15. The device of claim 1, wherein the occluding member is configured to allow for mucus to move past the occluding member when the occluding member is in the occluding configuration.
16. The device of claim 1, wherein the first anchor is positioned proximal to the occluding member.
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/968,771, filed on Dec. 15, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/933,778, filed on Sep. 3, 2004 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,875,048, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/150,547, filed on May 17, 2002, now abandoned. The foregoing applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
“U” shaped retracting member 192 is coupled to support members 103 and 104, and “U” shaped retracting member 194 is coupled to support members 106 and 108. “U” shaped retracting members 192 and 194 may be constructed of any material suitable for use within a patient, and mayor may not be resilient as required by the particular embodiment. When intra-bronchial device 190 is fully deployed in an air passageway, the “U” shaped retracting members 192 and 194 are arranged opposite each other, and they partially overlap, with the apex of one lying within a space bounded by the “U” shape of the other member. In the deployed configuration, increasing the distance between apex 193 and apex 195 moves support member pairs 103-104 and 106-108 centrally.
When intra-bronchial device 190 is deployed from the catheter lumen, the memory and resiliency of the support member pairs 103, 104 and 106, 108 impart a force that moves the anchors 113 and 114, and 116 and 118, and their anchor ends 123 and 124, and 126 and 128 into a second configuration, which is the deployed configuration to engage air passageway wall. In addition, deployment of intra-bronchial device 190 may include a step of forcibly decreasing the distance between apexes 193 and 195 to forcibly move the anchors 113 and 114, and 116 and 118 into engagement with the wall of the air passageway. While the anchors 113 and 114, and 116 and 118 of this embodiment do not include stops, the expansive or peripheral movement of the anchors will be limited by the interior surface of obstructing member 110. This may limit the piercing of the air passageway wall by anchors 113 and 114, and 116 and 118.
In an alternative embodiment, support member pairs 103, 104 and 106, 108 may be compressed for insertion into a catheter lumen by a device that increases the distance between apex 193 and apex 195. Such a device could be a tool with spreading jaws, or a tapered member inserted between the apexes. The device could be left in engagement after insertion into the catheter, and then withdrawn to allow support member pairs 103-104 and 106-108 to move apart and engage their anchors into the wall of the air passageway.
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