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US20180333559A1

Chest tube positioning device

University of Texas System

Abstract

The human chest cavity is lined with membranes referred to as the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura. The parietal pleura lines the chest cavity itself, while the viscera pleura is the membrane that lines the lungs. The space between the two membranes is called the intrapleural space or the …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Ian MAKEY
Priority date
April 07, 2015
Filing date
April 07, 2016
Publication date
November 22, 2018
Language
en
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