Patent ID: 8231581

Claim:
A pneumostoma management device adapted to be mounted on a chest of a patient to treat a lung of a patient and control flow of liquids and gases through a pneumostoma wherein the pneumostoma management device comprises: a tube with a side wall, the tube adapted to pass into the pneumostoma; the tube configured such that a distal end of the tube is adapted to be inserted into parenchymal tissue of the lung; the tube having at least one end opening at the distal end of the tube; the end opening configured and positioned such that, with the distal end of the tube inserted in the parenchymal tissue of the lung, liquids and gases enter the tube directly from the parenchymal tissue of the lung without entering a pleural cavity; at least one side opening through said side wall of said tube and adjacent to the distal end of the tube, the side opening configured and positioned such that, with the distal end of the tube inserted into the parenchymal tissue of the lung, liquid and gases enter the tube directly from the parenchymal tissue of the lung without entering the pleural cavity; a flange substantially perpendicular to the tube and adapted to prevent over-insertion of the tube; the flange configured to releasably secure the pneumostoma management device to the chest; and a filter held in fluid communication with the tube such that gases from the lung exit the pneumostoma management device external to the chest of the patient through the filter.