Collateral ventilation device with chest tube/evacuation features and method
US7824366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1039
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A collateral ventilation bypass system with chest tube evacuation device may be utilized in combination to removed trapped air from the lungs. With the chest tube evacuation device, any air trapped in the pleural space may be evacuated through the bypass system to prevent a pneumothorax.
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