Patents by Inventor Nikolai Alijuri

Nikolai Alijuri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and devices for passive residual lung volume reduction and functional lung volume expansion
    Patent number: 9533116
    Abstract: The volume of a hyperinflated lung compartment is reduced by sealing a distal end of the catheter in an airway feeding the lung compartment. Air passes out of the lung compartment through a passage in the catheter while the patient exhales. A one-way flow element associated with the catheter prevents air from re-entering the lung compartment as the patient inhales. Over time, the pressure of regions surrounding the lung compartment cause it to collapse as the volume of air diminishes. Residual volume reduction effectively results in functional lung volume expansion. Optionally, the lung compartment may be sealed in order to permanently prevent air from re-entering the lung compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PulmonX Corporation
    Inventors: Nikolai Alijuri, Rodney C. Perkins, Niyazi Beyhan