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Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2006
Applicants:

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, San Francisco, CA (US);

Kelly M. Shriner, Arlington, MA (US);

William J. Wizeman, Mountain View, 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, San Francisco, CA (US);

Kelly M. Shriner, Arlington, MA (US);

William J. Wizeman, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Asthmatx, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

This relates to a method of treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The method 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.


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