Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction method

Details Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction method Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction method

2010-03-10

2011-12-20

Isabella, David (Department: 3774)

Surgery

Miscellaneous

Methods

C128S207150, C128S207160, C604S026000, C604S027000, C604S028000, C604S514000, C604S048000, C604S093010, C607S105000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08079368

ABSTRACT:
A method of minimally invasively reducing a volume of a hyper-inflated target section of diseased lung comprising the steps of introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent the target section and equilibrating air within the target section with atmospheric air to at least partially deflate the target lung section; injecting an inflammation-causing substance into the target section to precipitate adhesion of the walls within the target lung section, preventing substantial re-inflation of the target section by occluding an airway upstream of the target section for a period of time, and removing the airway occlusion after the target section has substantially permanently been reduced in volume. The injected substance can be autologous blood or a constituent thereof.

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