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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Asthmatx, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher J. Danek, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Biggs, Denver, CO (US);
Bryan E. Loomas, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael D. Laufer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Gary S. Kaplan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kelly M. Shriner, Arlington, MA (US);
William J. Wizeman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/06 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 1/00085 (2013.01); A61B 5/053 (2013.01); A61B 5/0538 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/0809 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/411 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/4878 (2013.01); A61B 5/6853 (2013.01); A61B 5/6858 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61N 5/1001 (2013.01); A61B 5/4519 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00106 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00809 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00214 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00773 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00898 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1472 (2013.01); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
This relates to treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The also includes steps of measuring a parameter of an airway at a plurality of locations in a lung, identifying at least one treatment site from at least one of the plurality of locations based on the parameter, and applying energy to the treatment site to reduce the ability of the site to narrow.