Treatment method for pleural effusion

Details Treatment method for pleural effusion Treatment method for pleural effusion

1994-05-31

1996-01-16

Hirsch, Paul J.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Material introduced into and removed from body through...

604 49, A61M 3904, A61M 3924

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ABSTRACT:
A method for treating a pleural effusion condition by establishing fluid communication with a pleural space, using a catheter attached to a valve that is normally closed but openable by the insertion of a tube in the side opposite the catheter. The catheter is implanted into the pleural space and is periodically accessed by inserting a tube into the valve on the side opposite the catheter to add or remove fluid to and from the pleural space using a negative pressure source.

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