A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2570261
The invention discloses a method of treating a patient for pleural effusion comprising percutaneously delivering an adhesive material to a pleural space of the patient. Suitable adhesive materials for performing any of the embodiments of the methods of the invention can be selected from the group consisting of hydrogels, collagen, poly(lactic acid), poly(glycolide), cyanoacrylates, glutaraldehyde, PEG, protein, and polysaccharide and derivatives thereof. The invention also discloses a pleural effusion treatment apparatus comprising an adhesive material adapted to adhere pleural membranes defining a pleural space and a pleural space access member adapted to deliver the adhesive material to the pleural space.
L'invention concerne un procédé de traitement d'épanchement pleural par délivrance percutanée de matériau adhésif dans un espace pleural. Les matériaux adhésifs appropriés pour l'une quelconque des variantes proposées sont : hydrogels, collagène, acide poly(lactique), poly(glycolide), cyanoacrylates, glutaraldéhyde, PEG, protéine, et polysaccharide et dérivés. On décrit aussi appareil de traitement qui comprend un matériau adhésif adhérant aux membranes pleurales qui définissent un espace pleural et un élément d'accès à cet espace pour la délivrance du matériau à l'espace en question.
Balceta Jobert
Dieck Ronald
Gong Glen
Mcgurk Erin
Wartchow Charles
Fetherstonhaugh & Co.
Pneumrx Inc.
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