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US 11,304,742 B2Granted
Selective lung tissue ablation
AssigneePulmonx Corporation
InventorsPeter P. Soltesz, Nikolai Aljuri, Ajit Nair
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Abstract
Medical methods and systems are provided for effecting lung volume reduction by selectively ablating segments of lung tissue.
Claims12
A method for selectively ablating a treatment site in a lung comprising:
- advancing a treatment apparatus through an airway toward the treatment site in the lung;
- exchanging energy through the treatment apparatus to heat or cool the treatment site to a level to collapse at least a portion the treatment site;
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- protecting adjacent regions in the lung or surrounding tissue from thermal damage by controlling pressure or temperature at one or more untreated regions adjacent the treatment site.
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