US Patent No: 7,533,671

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Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung

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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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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SPIRATION, INC.REDMOND, WA45

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gonzalez, Hugo Xavier Woodinville, WA 6 41
Sirokman, William A Kirkland, WA 16 391
Springmeyer, Steven C Bellevue, WA 12 118

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Patent Citation Ranking

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