US Patent Issued to PULMAIR MEDICAL on Oct. 20 for "Implantable artificial bronchus" (American, Brazilian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,987, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to PULMAIR MEDICAL INC. (San Diego).

"Implantable artificial bronchus" was invented by Marcelo G. Lima (Del Mar, Calif.), Murilo Pundek Rocha (Sao Paulo) and Randall L Brase (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable artificial bronchus including a body having a proximal upper opening and a distal lower opening. The distal lower opening being in fluid communication with the proximal upper opening, and the body at least partially tapering along a length toward the distal lower opening. The body having a plurality of side openings configured to allow air to enter into and exit the impl...