Patent ID: 8273051

Claim:
A medical agent delivery system for delivering a medical agent through an artificial channel which passes through a chest wall, parietal membrane, visceral membrane and into a lung of a patient there being a seal between the visceral membrane and parietal membrane surrounding the artificial channel, the medical agent delivery system comprising: a first device which includes, a tube adapted to be placed through the artificial channel such that a distal end of the tube is positioned within the lung of the patient, a flange connected to a proximal end of the tube adapted to secure the first device to the chest wall of the patient and position the tube within the artificial channel, and an aperture at the proximal end of the tube; and a second device including, a container adapted to contain at least one dose of the medical agent, a dispensing port that interfaces with the aperture of the first device, and an actuator to release the medical agent; whereby, with the tube of first device positioned in the artificial channel and the dispensing port of the second device interfaced to the aperture of the first device, operation of the actuator releases the medical agent through the dispensing port via the aperture and tube of the first device through the chest wall and into the lung of the patient.