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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Nuvaira, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Martin L. Mayse, Wayzata, MN (US);
Steven C. Dimmer, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Nuvaira, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61N 5/1077 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00279 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00291 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00434 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0604 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 2007/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method can be used to denervate at least a portion of a bronchial tree. An energy emitter of an instrument is percutaneously delivered to a treatment site and outputs energy to damage nerve tissue of the bronchial tree. The denervation procedure can be performed without damaging non-targeted tissue. Minimally invasive methods can be used to open airways to improve lung function in subjects with COPD, asthma, or the like. Different sections of the bronchial tree can be denervated while leaving airways intact to reduce recovery times.