Devices for maintaining surgically created openings

M Biggs, T Keast, B Loomas, D Tanaka… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2005 - Google Patents
Devices and methods are directed to improving the gaseous eXchange in a lung of an
individual having, for instance, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. More particularly …

Methods and devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in a body organ

E Roschak, L Phan - US Patent App. 11/421,743, 2006 - Google Patents
This is directed to methods and devices suited for maintain ing an opening in a wall of a
body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed …

Devices and methods for maintaining collateral channels in tissue

J Cooper, J Davenport, B Loomas… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2007 - Google Patents
The devices and methods of placement of such devices disclosed herein are directed to
altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of, for instance, an …

Methods and devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in a body organ

E Roschak, L Phan, P Massetti - US Patent App. 10/895,256, 2005 - Google Patents
This is directed to methods and devices Suited for maintain ing an opening in a wall of a
body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed …

Methods and devices for maintaining surgically created channels in a body organ

L Phan, E Roschak - US Patent App. 10/895,258, 2005 - Google Patents
This is directed to methods and devices Suited for maintain ing an opening in a wall of a
body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed …

Enhanced efficacy lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems

ML Mathis, D Thompson, P Wu - US Patent 9,173,669, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A lung Volume reduction system is disclosed comprising an implantable
device adapted to be delivered to a lung airway of a patient in a delivery configuration and to …

Devices for creating collateral in the lungs

MD Laufer, E Roschak, D Tanaka - US Patent 6,629,951, 2003 - Google Patents
The devices and methods disclosed herein are directed to altering gaseous flow within a
lung to improve the expiration cycle of, for instance, an individual having Chronic Obstructive …

Methods and devices for maintaining surgically created channels in a body organ

P Escudero, E Roschak, P Massetti… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2005 - Google Patents
This is directed to methods and devices Suited for maintain ing an opening in a wall of a
body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed …

Method and assembly for lung volume reduction

M Biggs, B Loomas, S Masterson, KM Burger… - US Patent …, 2003 - Google Patents
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(US) 5,957.953 A 9/1999 DiPoto et al. s 5,972,022 A 10/1999 Huxel c:--- 5.984, 917 A …

Methods and devices for maintaining surgically created channels in a body organ

E Roschak, L Phan - US Patent App. 11/421,741, 2006 - Google Patents
This is directed to methods and devices suited for maintain ing an opening in a wall of a
body organ for an extended period. More particularly devices and methods are directed …