Patent ID: 7753052

Claim:
An intra-thoracic collateral ventilation bypass system comprising: at least one conduit having first and second ends, wherein the first end is configured and adapted to pass through and be in direct fluid communication with a bronchus of a patient, wherein the second end is configured and adapted to pass through and be in direct fluid communication with an inner volume of a lung of a patient, and wherein the conduit is configured and adapted to create a direct fluid communication between the lung of the patient and the bronchus of the patient along a path through the patient outside the lung and the bronchus of the patient; a flow-control device connected with the conduit to prevent flow from the bronchus to the lung; a first sealing device that is adapted to establish an airtight seal between the conduit and the wall of the bronchus; and a second sealing device that is adapted to establish an airtight seal between the conduit and the lung.