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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Asthmatx, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Biggs, Denver, CO (US);
Roger A. Stern, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher J. Danek, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 1/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61N 1/40 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure may include a system for delivering energy to an airway wall of a lung comprising an energy delivering apparatus and a PID controller having one or more variable gain factors. The energy delivering apparatus may include a flexible elongated member and a distal expandable basket having at least one electrode for transferring energy to the airway wall and at least one temperature sensor for measuring temperature.