Methods for treating airways
AssigneeAsthmatx, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Danek, Michael Biggs, Bryan Loomas, Michael Laufer, Gary Kaplan, Kelly Shriner
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Abstract
This relates to treating an asthmatic lung and more particularly, relates to advancing a treatment device into the lung and treating the lung with the device. This also includes additional steps of treating the airway wall, applying energy or heat to the airway wall in an asthmatic lung.
Claims27
A method for locating and treating one or more treatment sites within an airway of the lung having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease, the method comprising:
- stimulating the lung to increase resistance to airflow;
- locating the treatment sites by evaluating a reaction of the stimulating act;
- and
- treating by applying energy to the treatment site to reduce the ability of the lung to produce a symptom of reversible obstructive pulmonary disease.
A method for treating and monitoring an area of tissue in a lung having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease, comprising:
- inserting a radio-frequency energy device into the lung to an area of tissue;
- treating the area of tissue with the radio-frequency device to reduce the ability of the lung to produce a symptom of reversible obstructive pulmonary disease;
- and
- measuring impedance across the treated area of tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.