US Patent 7654999 Tissue volume reduction

Patent 7654999 was granted and assigned to Aeris Therapeutics on February, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Aeris Therapeutics

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

76549990

Patent Inventor Names

Edward P. Ingenito0

Date of Patent

February 2, 2010

Patent Application Number

106492320

Date Filed

August 26, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

Nicholas D Lucchesi

Patent abstract

Devices, compositions, and methods for achieving non-surgical lung volume reduction (e.g., bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR)) are described. BLVR can be carried out by collapsing a region of the lung, adhering one portion of the collapsed region to another, and promoting fibrosis in or around the adherent tissue.