ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,594, issued on May 27, was assigned to Pulmonx Corp. (Redwood City, Calif.).
"Collateral flow channel sealant delivery methods and systems" was invented by Sri Radhakrishnan (Cupertino, Calif.) and Ryan Olivera (Granite Bay, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, methods, and systems are provided for occluding a collateral flow channel between a target lung compartment and an adjacent lung compartment. A video-assisted thoracoscopic device is inserted into a thoracic cavity of a patient and positioned at a fissure between a target lung compartment and an adjacent lung compartment. A collateral flow channel between the target ...