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Timestamp: 2018-02-26 03:59:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 201110022562', 'Application No. 2012082800791790', 'Application No. 200880117320', 'Application No. 200880117320', 'Application No. 200880117320', 'Application No. 201110022562', 'Application No. 08', 'Application No. 03', 'Application No. 09', 'Application No. 08', 'Application No. 12164169', 'Application No. 10196887', 'Application No. 03716212', 'Application No. 03716212', 'Application No. 2010', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 2009']

US8603127B2 - Removable anchored lung volume reduction devices and methods - Google Patents
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/198,546, titled REMOVABLE ANCHORED LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION DEVICES AND METHODS and filed Aug. 4, 2011, which is now pending. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/198,546 is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/880,090, titled REMOVABLE ANCHORED LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION DEVICES AND METHODS and filed Jul. 19, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,021,385. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/880,090 is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/103,487, titled REMOVABLE ANCHORED LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION DEVICES AND METHODS and filed Mar. 20, 2002, now abandoned. The foregoing applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
an obstructing member having a distal end and a proximal end, the obstructing member comprises a support assembly having a plurality of support members, the plurality of support members extending in a proximal direction from the distal end of the obstructing member;
a resilient membrane coupled to the plurality of support members and when deployed in an air passageway the resilient membrane is dimensioned to communicate with a portion of a lung to preclude air from being inhaled and to allow air to be exhaled;
the air passageway device further comprising at least one anchor that anchors said obstructing member when said at least one anchor is deployed, the at least one anchor positioned entirely distal to the distal end of the obstructing member and configured to pierce into a wall of the air passageway;
the plurality of support members comprising proximal tips that are curved toward an axial center of the obstructing member, the plurality of support members curved between the distal end of the obstructing member and the proximal tips;
a central support structure having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the central support structure coupled to the distal end of the obstructing member, the proximal end of the central support structure extending in the proximal direction through the obstructing member to provide a surface for gripping the air passageway device for removal; and
2. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the central support structure comprises an aperture to be engaged by a hooked device for removing the air passageway device.
3. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein said at least one anchor is releasable for removal of said air passageway device.
4. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein said obstructing member forms a one-way valve when deployed.
5. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein a portion of said obstructing member is collapsible.
9. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the at least one anchor comprises a resilient material for imparting a force against the air passageway to deform the air passageway to more positively anchor the obstructing member.
10. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the at least one anchor comprises material having memory of an original shape, and resiliency to return the material to the original shape.
11. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the obstructing member comprises material having memory of an original shape, and resiliency to return the material to the original shape.
15. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the central support structure comprises a second anchor towards the proximal end of the central support structure.
16. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of support members are curved between the distal end of the obstructing member and the proximal tips to form a concave side and a convex side, wherein the concave side faces the axial center of the obstructing member and the convex side faces a wall of the air passageway.
17. The air passageway device of claim 16, wherein the proximal tip comprises a distal end and a proximal end, and wherein the plurality of support members are curved between the distal end of the obstructing member and the distal end of the proximal tip.
18. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the at least one anchor forms a substantially right angle with the axial center of the obstructing member.
20. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the at least one anchor comprise a stop structure to limit piercing of a wall of the air passageway.
21. The air passageway device of claim 1, wherein the at least one anchor comprises pad-shaped anchor ends.
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