US RE50,472 E1
Intercostal pump
Martin Mayse, Wayzata, MN (US); Ryan Smith, Berkeley, CA (US); and Chris Butts, Wilmette, IL (US)
Assigned to CRM Pulmonology Tech, LLC, Wayzata, MN (US)
Filed by CRM Pulmonology Tech, LLC, Wayzata, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/221,572.
Application 18/221,572 is a continuation of application No. 17/334,633, filed on May 28, 2021, granted, now RE49658.
Application 15/168,269 is a continuation of application No. 13/968,479, filed on Aug. 16, 2013, granted, now 9,393,387, issued on Jul. 19, 2016.
Application 17/334,633 is a reissue of application No. 15/168,269, filed on May 31, 2016, granted, now 10,300,255, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 18/221,572 is a reissue of application No. 15/168,269, filed on May 31, 2016, granted, now 10,300,255, issued on May 28, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/684,101, filed on Aug. 16, 2012.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 27/002 (2013.01) [A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61M 2210/101 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1017 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
implanting in an intercostal space of a person an intercostal pump such that the intercostal pump may be compressed between a first rib of the person and a second rib of the person, the intercostal pump comprising an inlet and an outlet; and
establishing fluid communication (a) between a pleural cavity of the person's body and the inlet with a first tube and (b) between the outlet and a peritoneal cavity of the person's body with a second tube.