CPC A61B 17/00491 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61L 24/046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00495 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00809 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3419 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A method for use in a lung access procedure to aid in preventing pneumothorax, comprising:
providing a cannula having a pair of balloons, the pair of balloons including a first balloon longitudinally spaced from a second balloon along the cannula;
inserting the cannula along an access opening and through pleural layers of a patient, with the first balloon and the second balloon of the pair of balloons respectively positioned on opposite sides of the pleural layers;
inflating the pair of balloons with a first amount of a two-component sealant to compress the pleural layers together; and
inflating the pair of balloons with a second amount of the two-component sealant that is sufficient to rupture the pair of balloons so as to comingle a first sealant component and a second sealant component of the two-component sealant at the site of the pleural layers so as to adhere the pleural layers together.
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