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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
Robert B. DeVries, Northborough, MA (US);
Jason Weiner, Grafton, MA (US);
Man Minh Nguyen, Harvard, MA (US);
Gary J. Leanna, Holden, MA (US);
Kevin John Wilcox, Brighton, MA (US);
Javier Palomar-Moreno, Galway, IE;
Fergal Horgan, County Mayo, IE;
Martyn G. Folan, Loughrea, IE;
Patricia Kelly, Galway, IE;
Michael G. Hayes, Galway, IE;
Sean P. Fleury, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for treating a lung are disclosed. The method may include deploying a catheter into an airway of the lung, and discharging a media into the airway through the catheter. The media may be configured to increase elasticity of lung tissue in the vicinity of the airway or occlude the airway.