Antiproliferative devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in a body organ
US7462162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This is directed to methods and devices suited for maintaining an opening in a wall of a body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed maintaining patency of channels that alter gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of, for instance, an individual having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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