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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
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 Wizeman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
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.