Patent ID: 8453638

Claim:
A pneumostoma management device adapted to allow gases to exit parenchymal tissue of a lung through a pneumostoma in a chest of a patient, wherein the pneumostoma management device comprises: a tube adapted to be inserted into the chest through the pneumostoma, the tube having a lumen, a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the tube having at least one opening adapted to admit gases from the parenchymal tissue of the lung; a flange formed in one piece with the tube at the proximal end of the tube, the flange projecting a sufficient distance from the tube to preclude passage of the flange into the pneumostoma, the flange being formed in one piece with the tube such that the lumen of the tube extends through the flange, the flange having an adhesive coating adapted to releasably secure the flange to the chest of the patient; and a hydrophobic filter secured to the flange over the lumen such that gases passing into and out of the lumen pass through the hydrophobic filter.