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US 2006/0222667 A1Published application
Apparatus for treating asthma using neurotoxin
AssigneeThe Foundry, LLC
InventorsMark Deem, Hanson Gifford
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Abstract
Apparatus for providing intrabronchial delivery of neurotoxins to control the effects of asthma comprises a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a neurotoxin applicator assembly disposed on the distal end. The neurotoxin applicator assembly comprises a deployable needle assembly, a rotating needle assembly, and a needle-less injection assembly or a nebulizer assembly.
Claims8
A method for treating the bronchial airways of a patient, said method comprising:
- endobronchially positioning a shaft at a location in a bronchial airway;
- penetrating at least one needle from the shaft into tissue surrounding the bronchial airway;
- and
- injecting a medication into the tissue through the needle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.