Minimally invasive lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8282660
APP PUB NO 20090012626A1
SERIAL NO

12167167

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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 change to a deployed configuration to bend the lung airway. The invention also discloses a method of bending a lung airway of a patient comprising inserting a device into the airway in a delivery configuration and bending the device into a deployed configuration, thereby bending the airway.

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EKOS LLC11911 N CREEK PARKWAY S BOTHELL WA 98011

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aronson, Nathan Chico, US 37 2149
Boutillette, Michael San Francisco, US 26 297
Lehrberg, David Mountain View, US 18 547
Mathis, Mark L Fremont, US 127 11537
Thompson, David San Jose, US 345 15589
Vasquez, Jaime Fremont, US 17 438
Wu, Patrick Pleasanton, US 26 891

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