Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung
US7533671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/043
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for minimally invasively treating an air leak in a lung comprise the steps of detecting an air leak in a lung; locating an airway in fluid communication with the air leak, introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent the target section and occluding an airway upstream of the air leak for a period of time. The airway occlusion is preferably removed after the air leak has substantially permanently healed. The method can also include the injection of a substance into the airway on a distal side of the occlusion.
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