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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Shaun Weadock, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61N 5/1014 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2018/00434 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/044 (2013.01); A61B 2018/142 (2013.01); A61B 2018/144 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1422 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1435 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61N 2007/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treatment of pulmonary conditions, including a device having an end effector sized and shaped to contact a nerve component on the exterior of a bronchial segment and apply energy to that nerve component.