Jay P. Willging
Medical Practice in Cincinnati, OH
License number
Kentucky 29231
Issued Date
Dec 18, 1992
Expiration Date
Feb 28, 2018
Category
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Type
Hospital Based
Address
Address
3333 Burnet Ave , Ml 2018, Cincinnati, OH 45229
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1985
Phone
(513) 636-4356 (Work)
Professional information
Airway Stent
US Patent:
2004014, Jul 29, 2004
Filed:
Jan 29, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/353318
Inventors:
Michael Rutter - Cincinnati OH, US
Robin Cotton - Cincinnati OH, US
Jay Willging - Cincinnati OH, US
Robin Cotton - Cincinnati OH, US
Jay Willging - Cincinnati OH, US
International Classification:
A61F002/04, A61F002/20
US Classification:
623/023700, 623/009000
Abstract:
An airways stent containing a hollow flexible tube and a plurality of domed pegs on the outer surface of at least the distal end of the tube to lift the tube off the airway passage wall. Also disclosed are intratracheal stents that have additional domed pegs on the outer surface of the proximal end of the tube, and suprastomal stents that have a removable plug in the proximal end of the tube to restrict airflow through the lumen of the tube.