| US 7,462,162 B2 | ||
| Antiproliferative devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in a body organ | ||
| Loc Phan, San Jose, Calif. (US); and Ed Roschak, Mission Viejo, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Broncus Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/895,010. | ||
| Application 10/895010 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/458085, filed on Jun. 09, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/458085 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/235240, filed on Sep. 04, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/317338, filed on Sep. 04, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0043752 A1, Feb. 24, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—8 [606/155; 623/23.65] | 32 Claims |
| 1. An implant configured for maintaining an artificial opening in a wall of an airway, the implant comprising:
a support member having a proximal portion, a mid portion, a distal portion, and an interior passage extending therethrough,
where the proximal, and distal portions are all expandable and the proximal and distal portions are expandable to a greater
size than the mid portion, where the mid portion includes a plurality of members forming a mesh having a plurality of interstices
and wherein the proximal and distal portions are expandable such that the support member forms a grommet shape and secures
the support member about a perimeter of the artificial opening in the airway wall; and
a means for maintaining patency of the artificial opening in the airway wall at 12 weeks following deployment of the implant
in the artificial opening in the airway wall.
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